Beck's least gecko explained

Beck's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus becki) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Navassa Island.

Etymology

The specific name, becki, is in honor of American ornithologist Rollo Howard Beck.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. becki is dry forest.

Behavior

S. becki hides in leaf litter and under rocks.

Reproduction

S. becki is oviparous.

Further reading

• Powell R, Ottenwalder JA, Inchaustegui SJ (1999). "The Hispaniolan Herpetofauna: Diversity, Endemism, and Historical Perspectives, with Comments on Navassa Island". pp. 93–168 In: Crother BI, editor (1999). Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles. San Diego California: Academic Press. 495 pp. + color plates 1-8. . (Sphaerodactylus becki, pp. 138, 140, 161).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Sphaerodactylus becki, p. 110). (in German).
• Schmidt KP (1919). "Descriptions of New Amphibians and Reptiles from Santo Domingo and Navassa". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 41: 519-525. (Sphaerodactylus becki, new species, p. 520).
• 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. . (Sphaerodactylus becki, p. 472).
• 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 becki, p. 145).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus becki, p. 21).