Vincent's least gecko explained
Vincent's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus vincenti) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.
Geographic range
S. vincenti is found on the Windward Islands except for the southernmost island in the chain — Grenada, namely, on the islands of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent.[1]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of S. vincenti are forest and shrubland. Population density is greatest in moist, shaded leaf-litter. These microhabitats provide shelter, access to prey, and protection against desiccation.[2]
Reproduction
S. vincenti is oviparous.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, vincenti, refers to the island of Saint Vincent.[3]
Subspecies
Including the nominotypical subspecies, ten subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti adamas
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti diamesus
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti festus
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti josephinae
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti monilifer
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti paulmarinae
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti pheristus
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti psammius
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti ronaldi
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti vincenti
Further reading
- Barbour T (1921). "Sphaerodactylus ". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 47 (3): 215-282 + Plates 1-26. (Sphaerodactylus vincenti, pp. 270–271 + Plate 9, figure 3; Plate 26, figures 1–4).
- Boulenger GA (1891). "On Reptiles, Batrachians, and Fishes from the Lesser West Indies". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1891: 351–357. (Sphærodactylus vincenti, new species, p. 354).
- Book: Malhotra . Anita . Thorpe . Roger S. . Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean . . 1999 . 0-333-69141-5 . 46–47, 101, 91, 93.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus vincenti, 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 vincenti, p. 544).
- 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 vincenti, pp. 163–164).
External links
Notes and References
- . www.reptile-database.org.
- Steinberg. David S.. Powell. Sylvia D.. Powell. Robert. Parmerlee. John S.. Henderson. Robert W.. Population Densities, Water-loss Rates, and Diets of Sphaerodactylus vincenti on St. Vincent, West Indies. Journal of Herpetology. 2007. 41. 2. 330–336.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus vincenti, p. 275).
