Sphaerodactylus ariasae HEDGES & THOMAS, 2001

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Jaragua Geckolet, Jaragua Sphaero, Dwarf gecko
Synonym	Sphaerodactylus ariasae HEDGES & THOMAS 2001 Sphaerodactylus ariasae —BAUER 2013
Distribution	Isla Beata and adjacent areas of Hispaniola Type locality: sink hole and cave 2 km SE Punta Beata, Isla Beata, Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic, 17° 36.58 N, 71° 31.18 W,5 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 541804
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Yvonne Arias, a friend of the authors and champion of conservation efforts in the Dominican Republic, and especially in the Jaragua National Park, where this species occurs. “Jaragua” was a name used by native Amerindians for a large region of southern and western Hispaniola.
References	Bauer, A.M. 2013. Geckos - The Animal Answer Guide. Johns Hopkins University Press, 159 pp. Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Hedges, S. BLAIR AND THOMAS, RICHARD 2001. At the Lower Size Limit in Amniote Vertebrates: A New Diminutive Lizard from the West Indies. Carib. J. Sci. 37 (3-4): 168–173 - get paper here Vences, M. 2009. Lizard Radiations, in: Gillespie Clague, Encyclopedia of islands. University of California Press, pp. 558-563
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.nature.com/nsu/011206/011206-5.html Google images

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