Guantanamo collared sphaero explained

The Guantanamo collared sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi), also known commonly as the Monitongas collared geckolet and Schwartz's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. schwartzi is forest at altitudes of 50-.

Description

Adults of S. schwartzi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of only 18-.^[2]

Reproduction

S. schwartzi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 114). (in German).
• Thomas R, Hedges SB, Garrido OH (1992). "Two New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Eastern Cuba (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Herpetologica 48 (3): 358–367. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, new species, pp. 359–362, Figures 1A, 2).

Notes and References

1. Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 239).
2. [:fr:Richard Thomas (zoologiste)|Thomas]