Ramsden's least gecko explained

Ramsden's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

The specific name, ramsdeni, is in honor of herpetologist Charles Theodore Ramsden (1876–1951),^[1] who collected the holotype in 1914.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. ramsdeni is forest.

Description

S. ramsdeni has a very large rostral which is bordered posteriorly by six scales. The scales between the orbits are smooth. The dorsal scales are small. The ventrals are smooth. The posterior margin of each caudal is convex.^[2]

Reproduction

S. ramsdeni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentiert Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni, p. 113). (in German).
• Ruibal R (1959). "A New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Oriente, Cuba". Herpetologica 15 (2): 89–93. (Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni, 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. . (Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni, p. 524).
• 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 ramsdeni, p. 160).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni, p. 216).
2. Ruibal (1959).