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Sphaerodactylus semasiops THOMAS, 1975

IUCN Red List - Sphaerodactylus semasiops - Endangered, EN
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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cockpit Eyespotted Geckolet, Cockpit Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus semasiops THOMAS 1975: 183
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 534
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — RÖSLER 2000: 114
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — WILSON 2011 
DistributionJamaica

Type locality: 3.8 mi. (6.1 km) N Burnt Hill, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 132348, adult male;
Paratypes. Jamaica. Trelawny Parish: MCZ 69099, 9.2 km N Burnt Hill, 1962, R. Hartnet; MCZ 132347, 2.6 km S Stonehenge, 360 m, 7 September 1967, R. Thomas; USNM 194059, ASFS V13217-18, 2.7 km S Stonehenge, 360 m, 7 September 1967, R. Thomas; ASFS V19874-75, 2.9 km S Stonehenge, 440 m, 14 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler; MCZ 132345, 2.9 km S Stonehenge, 440 m, 9 September 1967, R. Thomas; ASFS V12450-52, same data as holotype; CM 56820, 5.0 km N Burnt Hill, 390 m, 24 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56821, 5.0 km N Burnt Hill, 390 m, 24 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56821, 7.7 km S Stonehenge, 500 m, 7 September 1967, R. Thomas; MCZ 132346, 7.7 km S Stonehenge, 500 m, 9 September 1967, R. Thomas; USNM 194061-62, 9.5 km S Stonehenge, 500 m, 14 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler; USNM 194060, 2.4 km N Burnt Hill, 500 m, 24 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56819, 0.6 km N Burnt Hill, 560 m, 21 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56822, 4.6 km N Quick Step, 440 m, 25 August 1970, D. C. Fowler. St. Elizabeth Parish: ASFS V19920-25, 2.4 km NE Mulgrave P. O., 390 m, 16 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler, A. Schwartz; ASFS V20028-30, 7.1 km NW Raheen, 330 m, 20 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler, A. Schwartz. Alanchester Parish: MCZ 55765- 67, 4.0 km NW Coleyville, 1957, W. G. Lynn and G. Underwood. 
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 1680 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentFor illustrations see Thomas, 1975; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985. May have been reported (erroneously) from Colombia. 
EtymologyNamed after Greek semasia meaning signification and ops meaning eye, in reference to the large eye-like flank markings. 
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.
  • Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1985. A guide to the identification of the amphibians and reptiles of the West Indies exclusive of Hispaniola. Milwaukee Public Mus., 165 pp.
  • Thomas, R. 1975. The argus group of West Indian Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Herpetologica 31: 177-195. - get paper here
  • Wilson, Byron S. 2011. Conservation of Jamaican amphibians and reptiles. In: Hailey et al., eds, Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: 273-310 - get paper here
 
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