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Sphaerodactylus williamsi

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| status = CR

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Hedges, B. |date=2016 |title=Sphaerodactylus williamsi |volume=2016 |page=e.T178322A71745096 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178322A71745096.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Sphaerodactylus

| species = williamsi

| authority = Thomas & Schwartz, 1983

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Sphaerodactylus williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's least gecko or the Haitian striped geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.{{NRDB species|genus=Sphaerodactylus|species=williamsi|access date=24 February 2019}}

Etymology

The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, p. 286).

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. williamsi is forest.

Description

S. williamsi is a small species. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|22|mm|in|abbr=on}}. It has small keeled dorsal scales.Thomas & Schwartz (1983).

Reproduction

S. williamsi is oviparous.

References

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Further reading

  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, 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. {{ISBN|978-0813010496}}. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, p. 547).
  • Thomas R, Schwartz A (1983). "Variation in Hispaniolan Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". pp. 86–98. In: Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. xix + 725 pp. {{ISBN|0-910999-00-7}}. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, new species, pp. 96–97 + Figure 2E on p. 90).

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Category:Sphaerodactylus

Category:Endemic fauna of Haiti

Category:Reptiles of Haiti

Category:Reptiles described in 1983

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