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Sphaerodactylus intermedius BARBOUR & RAMSDEN, 1919

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: North Coast Banded Geckolet, Mantanzas Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus intermedius BARBOUR & RAMSDEN 1919: 211
Sphaerodactylus drapetiscus SCHWARTZ 1958
Sphaerodactylus intermedius — SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1985
Sphaerodactylus intermedius — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 499
Sphaerodactylus intermedius — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus intermedius — RÖSLER 2000: 112 
DistributionCuba (Habana, Matanzas)

Type locality: Sierra de Hato Nuevo between Hato Nuevo (Marti) and Sabanilla de la Palma, Matanzas Province, Cuba.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 12305. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2040 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentFor illustrations see Barbour and Ramsden, 1919; Schwartz, 1958 (as S. decoratus drapetiscus); Thomas and Schwartz, 1966. 
EtymologyNamed after its intermediate appearance, between S. torrei and S. elegans. From Latin intermedius, that is between, intermediate. 
References
  • Barbour, T. and C. T. Ramsden. 1919. The herpetology of Cuba. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard Coll. 47: 69-213. - get paper here
  • Fong, A. & Diaz 2004. Two new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the southeastern coast of Cuba. Solenodon 4: 73-84
  • Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes, Carlos A. Mancina & Vilma Rivalta González 2013. REPTILES OF CUBA: CHECKLIST AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (144): 1-96 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Schwartz, A. 1958. A new gecko of the Sphaerodactylus decoratus Group from Cuba. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 71:27-36 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
  • Schwartz, A. and O. H. Garrido 1985. The Cuban lizards of the genus Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Milwaukee Public Mus. Contrib. Biol. Geol. 62: 1-67. - get paper here
  • Thomas, R., and A. Schwartz. 1966. The Sphaerodactylus decoratus complex in the West Indies. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, 7:1-26 - get paper here
 
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