Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, also known commonly as Thompson's least gecko or the Barahona limestone geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Hispaniola.
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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. thompsoni
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| Sphaerodactylus thompsoni | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, thompsoni, is in honor of American malacologist Fred Gilbert Thompson (1934–2016), collector of the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
editS. thompsoni is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitats of S. thompsoni are rocky areas and shrubland at altitudes of 0–60 m (0–197 ft).[1]
Description
editLarge for its genus, Sphaerodactylus thompsoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hedges, B.; Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Powell, R.; Mayer, G.C. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus thompsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178611A71747646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178611A71747646.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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 thompsoni, p. 265).
- ^ a b Sphaerodactylus thompsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Schwartz A, Franz R (1976).
Further reading
edit- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, p. 114). (in German).
- Schwartz A, Franz R (1976). "A new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88: 367–372. (Sphaerodactylus thompsoni, new species).
- 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 thompsoni, p. 539).