Biology:Marche Leon least gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Marche Leon least gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. elasmorhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus Thomas, 1966
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The Marche Leon least gecko[1][2] (Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus), also known commonly as the snout-shield sphaero,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[2][3]
Geographic range
S. elasmorhynchus is known only from the type locality: "ca. 5 km (airline) SSE Marché Léon ... Haiti".[2]
Reproduction
S. elasmorhynchus is oviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hedges B (2016). "Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605414A115487452. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605414A75607729.en. Downloaded on 28 February 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hedges, S. Blair (2017). "Haiti: Sphaerodactylidae". Caribherp: Amphibians and reptiles of Caribbean Islands. http://www.caribherp.org/index.php?il=Haiti&so=class,%20ord,%20subord,%20family,%20species&vw=y&dd=n&fa=Sphaerodactylidae&mob=.
Further reading
- Thomas R (1966). "A new Hispaniolan gecko". Breviora (253): 1–5. (Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus, new species).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus, p. 150).
Wikidata ☰ Q3493129 entry
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