Shreve's least gecko explained

Shreve's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus shrevei), also known commonly as the northwest Haiti blotched sphaero and the northwest Haitian blotched geckolet, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.

Etymology

The specific name, shrevei, is in honor of American herpetologist Benjamin Shreve.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. shrevei are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to 50m (160feet).

Description

Dorsally, S. shrevei is ash gray, with a dorsal pattern that is blotched (rather than lineate). Ventrally, it is uniform white. Adult females may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 30mm. Adult males are smaller, attaining an SVL of 24mm.^[2]

Reproduction

S. shrevei is oviparous.

Further reading

• Lazell JD (1961). "A New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Northern Haiti". Breviora (139): 1–5. (Sphaerodactylus shrevei, new species).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus shrevei, p. 114). (in German).
• 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 shrevei, p. 535).
• 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 shrevei, p. 162).

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 shrevei, p. 243).
2. [Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|Schwartz, Albert]