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Sphaerodactylus dunni SCHMIDT, 1936

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Dunn's Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus dunni SCHMIDT 1936
Sphaerodactylus dunni — WERMUTH 1965: 166
Sphaerodactylus dunni — HARRIS & KLUGE 1984: 42
Sphaerodactylus dunni — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus dunni — KÖHLER 2000: 51
Sphaerodactylus dunni — MCCRANIE 2018 
DistributionHonduras; Utila Island, elevation: 100-230 m

Type locality: Naco River near Cofradia, Honduras.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 32199 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The combination of lacking moveable eyelids, having the dorsal surface of the head covered with granular scales, having the claws displaced laterally by the expanded terminal subdigital lamella, and having a superciliary spine distinguishes Sphaerodactylus dunni from all other Honduran lizards, except the remaining Sphaerodactylus. Sphaerodactylus dunni differs from those remaining Honduran Sphaerodactylus by the combination of having the third supralabial at the level below the anterior half of the eye, having keeled dorsal scales, having the subcaudal scales in alternating series, and usually having the superciliary spine located posterior to the level of mideye (McCranie 2018: 107). 
CommentRelative abundance in Honduras: rare

Distribution: not on Cuba (Powell & Henderson 2012). 
EtymologyNamed after Emmett Reid Dunn (1894-1956) [obituary in Schmidt 1957: 75]. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Brown TW, Manwaring N, Höfling D, Honschek O. 2020. Unexpectedly high Sphaerodactylus diversity on a Caribbean island: new locality for the Honduran endemic Sphaerodactylus dunni Schmidt, 1936 (Gekkonidae: Sphaerodactylidae) on Utila Island, Honduras. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(2) [General Section]: 165–171 (e244)
  • Harris D M; Kluge A G 1984. The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Middle America. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (No. 706): 1-59 - get paper here
  • Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
  • Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp.
  • McCranie, J. & Castañeda, F.E. 2005. The herpetofauna of Parque Nacional Pico Bonito, Honduras. Phyllomedusa 4 (1): 3-16 - get paper here
  • McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here
  • McCranie, James R. 2018. The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication Series (2): 1- 666 - get paper here
  • Meyer, J. R., & WILSON, L. D. 1971. Taxonomic studies and notes on some Honduran amphibians and reptiles. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 70: 106-114. - get paper here
  • Schmidt, K.P. 1936. New amphibians and reptiles from Honduras in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 49: 43-50. - get paper here
  • Schmidt, K.P. 1957. Emmett Reid Dunn, 1894-1956. Copeia 1957 (2): 75-77 - get paper here
  • Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here
 
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