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Sphaerodactylus scapularis BOULENGER, 1902

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Boulenger's Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus scapularis BOULENGER 1902: 54
Sphaerodactylus scapularis — BURT & BURT 1933: 11
Sphaerodactylus scapularis — WERMUTH 1965: 173
Sphaerodactylus scapularis — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus scapularis — RÖSLER 2000: 114 
DistributionNW Ecuador, SW Colombia (Gorgona Island)

Type locality: St. Javier (60 feet elevation), NW Ecuador.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.30.70 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
CommentMay have been erroneously reported from Cuba. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin scapularis, scapular, short cloak, covering for shoulders. [“...a dark band across the scapular region...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
  • Arteaga, A.; Bustamante, L.; Vieira, J. 2024. Reptiles of Ecuador. Khamai Foundation & Tropical Herping, 1073 pp. - get paper here
  • Boulenger,G.A. 1902. Descriptions of new batrachians and reptiles from northwestern Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 9 (49): 51-57 - get paper here
  • Burt, C. E., and M. D. Burt 1933. A preliminary check list of the lizards of South America. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 28: 1-104. - get paper here
  • Harris D M 1982. The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of South America. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (No. 704) 1982: 1-31 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D. 2019. Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich portal, with a dynamic checklist and photographic guides. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): [General Section]: 209–229 (e178) - get paper here
 
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