The Guantanamo collared sphaero (''Sphaerodactylus schwartzi''), also known
commonly as the Monitongas collared geckolet
[ and Schwartz's dwarf gecko,][ is a species of ]lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.
Etymology
The specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''schwartzi'', is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.[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).]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of ''S. schwartzi'' is forest at altitudes of .
Description
Adults of ''S. schwartzi'' have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of only .[ Thomas, Hedges & Garrido (1992).]
Reproduction
''S. schwartzi'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
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).
Sphaerodactylus
Endemic fauna of Cuba
Reptiles of Cuba
Reptiles described in 1992
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