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Sphaerodactylus randi SHREVE, 1968

IUCN Red List - Sphaerodactylus randi - Endangered, EN
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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesSphaerodactylus randi methorius SCHWARTZ 1977
Sphaerodactylus randi strahmi SCHWARTZ 1977
Sphaerodactylus randi randi SHREVE 1968 
Common NamesE: Barahona Speckled Geckolet, Pedernales Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus notatus randi SHREVE 1968: 5
Sphaerodactylus randi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 525
Sphaerodactylus randi — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus randi — RÖSLER 2000: 113
Sphaerodactylus randi randi — DE LISLE et al. 2013

Sphaerodactylus randi methorius SCHWARTZ 1977
Sphaerodactylus randi methorius SCHWARTZ 1977: 248
Sphaerodactylus randi methorius — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 190
Sphaerodactylus randi methorius — DE LISLE et al. 2013

Sphaerodactylus randi strahmi SCHWARTZ 1977
Sphaerodactylus randi strahmi SCHWARTZ 1977: 251
Sphaerodactylus randi strahmi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 190
Sphaerodactylus randi strahmi — DE LISLE et al. 2013 
DistributionHispaniola: Dominican Republic (Pedernales Province, Pedernales Province)

randi: vicinity of type-locality. Type locality: Oviedo, Pedernales, Dominican Republic

methorius: vicinity of Pedernales, República Dominicana. Type locality: Pedernales, Pedernales Province, Republica Dominicana.

strahmi: vicinity of Juancho, República Dominicana; Cayo Pisaje. Type locality: 3 km SE Juancho, opposite Cayo Pisaje, Pedernales Province, Republica Dominicana.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 57839, female
Holotype: CM 60501 [methorius]
Holotype: USNM 1973 16 [strahmi] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1973 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed for A. Stanley Rand (1932-2005), American herpetologist and co-collector of the type series.

S. r. strahmi was named after Michael H. Strahm, a herpetologist. He was originally Schwartz's pupil and became his friend.

S. r. methorius was named from the Greek μεθόριος (= bordering), a reference to the geographic location of Pedernales, the type locality. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Schwartz, A. 1977. The geckoes (Sauria, Gekkonidae) of the Genus Sphaerodactylus of the Dominican Peninsula de Barahona, Hispaniola. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 90:243—254 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
  • Shreve, B. 1968. The notatus group of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Hispaniola. Breviora (280): 1-28 - get paper here
  • 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
 
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