Ruibal's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus ruibali) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba and was first described by Chapman Grant in 1959.[2]
| Ruibal's 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. ruibali
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus ruibali Grant, 1959
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Etymology
editThe specific name, ruibali, is in honor of Cuban-American herpetologist Rodolfo Ruibal (1927–2016).[2][3]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitats of S. ruibali are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 0–200 m (0–656 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus ruibali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75605872A75607904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605872A75607904.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c 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
edit- 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.