Sphaerodactylus altavelensis NOBLE, 1933
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Sphaerodactylus altavelensis
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | Sphaerodactylus altavelensis brevirostratus SHREVE 1968 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis enriquilloensis SHREVE 1968 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis lucioi THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1983 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis altavelensis NOBLE & HASSLER 1933 |
| Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Desert Geckolet, Alto Velo Least Gecko, Alto Velo sphaero |
| Synonym | Sphaerodactylus altavelensis NOBLE & HASSLER 1933: 7 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis — COCHRAN 1941 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis — SHREVE 1968: 20 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis altavelensis — THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1983: 89 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 464 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis — KLUGE 1993 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis — RÖSLER 2000: 110 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis brevirostratus SHREVE 1968 Sphaerodactylus brevirostratus brevirostratus SHREVE 1968: 10 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis brevirostratus — SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1975:143 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis brevirostratus — THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1983: 93 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis brevirostratus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 167 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis brevirostratus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis enriquilloensis SHREVE 1968 Sphaerodactylus brevirostratus enriquilloensis SHREVE 1968: 14 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis enriquilloensis — SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1975:143 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis enriquilloensis — THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1983: 91 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis enriquilloensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 167 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis enriquilloensis — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis lucioi THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1983: 94 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis lucioi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 167 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis lucioi — DE LISLE et al. 2013 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola, Alta Velo, Dominican Republic, Haiti (Department de l'Ouest, Indepedencia Province), Ile a Cabrit Type locality: “Alta Vela Island, Dominican Republic” brevirostratus: Haiti; Type-locality: 5 km S Dufort, south of Leogane, Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti. enriquilloensis: Dominican Republic. Type locality: 4 km east of La Descubierta, near Lake Enriquillo, Independencia, Dominican Republic. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: AMNH 51488 Holotype. MCZ 156208, adult male, collected 9 July 1978 by native collectors. Paratypes ASFS [lucioi] Holotype: MCZ 57846, a male, collected by Clayton E. Ray and A. Stanley Rand, August 22, 1958. Paratypes: AMNH, MCZ [enriquilloensis] Holotype: MCZ 63234, female, collected by A. Stanley Rand and James D. Lazell, Jr., July 31, 1960. Paratypes: AMNH, MCZ, USNM [brevirostratus] |
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| Comment | For illustrations see Shreve, 1968 (as S. brevirostratus brevirostratus); Thomas and Schwartz, 1983; Thomas and Hedges, 1988. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. S. a. brevirostratus was named after Latin brevis = short, and Latin rostrum = snout. S. a. enriquilloensis was named after its type locality near Lake Enriquillo. S. a. lucioi was named after John C. Lucio, “who accompanied the junior author in Haiti for two successive summers (1978-79) and who contributed greatly to the success of both trips.” |
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