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Sphaerodactylus clenchi SHREVE, 1968

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesSphaerodactylus clenchi apocoptus SCHWARTZ 1983
Sphaerodactylus clenchi clenchi SHREVE 1968 
Common NamesE: Orange-spotted Geckolet, Peninsula Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus clenchi SHREVE 1968: 21
Sphaerodactylus clenchii — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 171
Sphaerodactylus clenchi — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 478
Sphaerodactylus clenchi — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus clenchi — RÖSLER 2000: 111
Sphaerodactylus clenchi clenchi — DE LISLE et al. 2013

Sphaerodactylus clenchi apocoptus SCHWARTZ 1983
Sphaerodactylus clenchi apocoptus SCHWARTZ 1983
Sphaerodactylus clenchi apocoptus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1988: 171
Sphaerodactylus clenchi apocoptus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 
DistributionDominican Republic, Hispaniola

Type locality: “Samana [= Santa Barbara de Samana], Samana, Dominican Republic”

apocoptus: Dominican Republic (coastal Altagracia); Type locality: Playa El Coco, 46 km N Higüey, La Altagracia Province, Republica Dominicana.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 43706, male
Holotype: USNM, adult female, collected by J.A. Rodgers and J.B. Strong on 13 june 1969. Paratypes: ASFS, CM, [apocoptus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1700 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed for William J. Clench, the collector of the type.

S. c. apocoptus was named after the Greek meaning "cut off," in allusion to the remote geographical position of the subspecies in relation to S. c. clenchi. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Cunningham, Carol A.; Tulloch, John S.; Powell, Robert 1993. Food habits of four Hispaniolan species of Sphaerodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae). Herpetological Natural History 1 (2): 1-10
  • Leuck, B.E., K.W. Hughes & H.Y. Cheng 1990. Social Displays of Experimentally Paired Dwarf Geckos (Sphaerodactylus clenchi) Journal of Herpetology 24 (4): 416-418. - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Schwartz, A. 1983. Part 1. Sphaerodactylus difficilis, S. clenchi, and S. lazelli. Pp. 5-30. In: Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas. The difficilis complex of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) of Hispaniola. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, (22): 1-60
  • 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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