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Sphaerodactylus cryphius THOMAS & SCHWARTZ, 1977

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Desert Pygmy Geckolet, Bakoruco Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus cryphius THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1977: 39
Sphaerodactylus cryphius — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 485
Sphaerodactylus cryphius — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus cryphius — RÖSLER 2000: 111 
DistributionHispaniola: Dominican Republic

Type locality: 13 km NW Puerto Escondido (= 5 km SE La Florida), 153 m, Independencia Province, República Dominicana.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: CM 56816. 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
CommentFor illustrations see Thomas, 1982; Thomas and Schwartz, 1983. Not listed by Krysko & Daniels (2005). 
EtymologyNamed after Greek cryphius, meaning "hidden", apparently referring to the uncertain relationship to its sister species, S. armstrongi, and S. streptophorus. 
References
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
  • Thomas R. and S. B. Hedges 1988. Two new geckos (Sphaerodactylus) from the Sierra Martin Garcia of Hispaniola. Herpetologica 44: 96-104. - get paper here
  • Thomas, R. 1982. A new dwarf Sphaerodactylus from Haiti (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 95: 81-88. - get paper here
  • Thomas, R. and A. Schwartz 1977. Three new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 46: 33-43. - get paper here
  • Thomas, R., and A. Schwartz. 1983. Part 2. Sphaerodactylus savagei, S. cochranae, S. darlingtoni, S. armstrongi, S. streptophorus, and conclusions. Pp. 31-60. In: Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas. The difficilis complex of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) of Hispaniola. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, (22) :1—60
 
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