Sphaerodactylus armasi

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Sphaerodactylus armasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. armasi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus armasi

Sphaerodactylus armasi, also known commonly as the Guantanamo coastal gecko or the Guantanamo least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

The specific name, armasi, is in honor of Cuban zoologist Luis F. de Armas.[2]

Geographic range

S. armasi is found in Guantánamo Province in extreme southeastern Cuba.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. armasi is dry forest, often with Agave.[1]

Reproduction

S. armasi is oviparous.[3]

References

Further reading

  • Alfonso, Yasel U.; Charruau, Pierre; Fajardo, Gabriel; Estrada, Alberto R. (2012). "Interspecific communal oviposition and reproduction of three lizard species in Southeastern Cuba". Herpetology Notes 5: 73–77.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus armasi, p. 110). (in German).
  • Schwartz A, Garrido OH (1974). "A new Cuban species of Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) of the nigropunctatus complex". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 87: 337–344. (Sphaerodactylus armasi, new species).
  • Schwartz A, . (Sphaerodactylus armasi, p. 468).
  • 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 armasi, p. 144).