Sphaerodactylus underwoodi explained

Sphaerodactylus underwoodi, also known commonly as Underwood's least gecko or the Turks Islands geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grand Turk Island.

Etymology

The specific name, underwoodi, is in honor of British herpetologist Garth Leon Underwood.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. underwoodi is shrubland.

Reproduction

S. underwoodi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus underwoodi, p. 114). (in German).
• Schwartz A (1968). "The Geckos (Sphaerodactylus) of the Southern Bahama Islands". The Annals of the Carnegie Museum 39: 227–271. (Sphaerodactylus underwoodi, new species, p. 250).
• 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 underwoodi, p. 543).
• 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 underwoodi, p. 163).

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 underwoodi, p. 270).