Biology:Ruibal's least gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
Ruibal's least gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. ruibali
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus ruibali Grant, 1959
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Ruibal's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus ruibali) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, ruibali, is in honor of Cuban-American herpetologist Rodolfo Ruibal (1927–2016).[2][3]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of S. ruibali are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 0–200 m (0–656 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus ruibali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T75605872A75607904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605872A75607904.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75605872/75607904. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sphaerodactylus ruibali at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus ruibali, p. 229).
Further reading
- Grant C (1959). "Another New Sphaerodactylus from Guantanamo, Cuba". Herpetologica 15 (1): 53. (Sphaerodactylus ruibali, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus ruibali, p. 114). (in German).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN:978-0813010496. (Sphaerodactylus ruibali, p. 529).
- 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 ruibali, p. 161).
- Thomas R, Schwartz A (1966). "The Sphaerodactylus decoratus complex in the West Indies". Brigham Young University Science Bulletin 7: 1-26.
Wikidata ☰ Q3493174 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruibal's least gecko.
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