Bay Island least gecko explained

The Bay Island least gecko (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Bay Islands in Honduras.

Etymology

The specific name, rosaurae, refers to Lord Moyne's yacht Rosaura,^[1] from which the holotype was collected.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. rosaurae is forest at altitudes of 0-.

Reproduction

S. rosaurae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Frazier, Julius; Pollock, Nick; Holding, Matt; Montgomery, Chad E. (2011). "Geographic Distribution: Sphaerodactylus rosaurae (Bay Island least gecko)". Herpetological Review 42 (3): 391.
• Köhler G (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. [= ''Middle American Reptiles and Amphibiens, Volume 1: Crocodilians, Turtles, Lizards'']. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 158 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae, p. 51). (in German).
• McCranie JR (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1–129.
• Parker HW (1940). "Undescribed Anatomical Structures and New Species of Reptiles and Amphibians". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eleventh Series 5: 257–274. (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae, new species, p. 264).
• Wilson LD, Hahn DE (1973). "The Herpetofauna of the Islas de la Bahía, Honduras". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 17 (2): 93–150. (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae, pp. 106–109, Figures 2A-2D).

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 rosaurae, p. 226).