Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus SCHWARTZ, 1970

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet, Two-striped sphaero, Vallede Neiba Least Gecko
Synonym	Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus SCHWARTZ 1970: 64 Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 526 Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus — KLUGE 1993 Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus — RÖSLER 2000: 114
Distribution	Hispaniola: Dominican Republic (Valle de Neiba) Type locality: 5 km SE La Florida, 500 ft. (153 m), Independencia Province, República Dominicana.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 166960.
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1240 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	For illustrations see Schwartz, 1970; Schwartz and Graham, 1980 (fig. 2C).
References	Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Schwartz, A and E. D. Graham, Jr. 1980. The shrevei group of Hispaniolan Sphaerodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Tulane Studies Zool. Bot. 22: 1-15. - get paper here Schwartz, A. 1970. A new species of gecko (Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylus) from Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology 4 (1-2): 63-67. - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp. Thomas, Richard and S. Blair Hedges 1998. A new gecko from the Sierra de Neiba of Hispaniola (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Sphaerodactylus). Herpetologica 54 (3): 333-336 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.kingsnake.com/westindian/diapsida1.html Google images

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