Sphaerodactylus thompsoni SCHWARTZ & FRANZ, 1976

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Higher Taxa	Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Barahona Limestone Geckolet, Thompson's Least Gecko
Synonym	Sphaerodactylus thompsoni SCHWARTZ & FRANZ 1976: 369 Sphaerodactylus thompsoni — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 539 Sphaerodactylus thompsoni — KLUGE 1993 Sphaerodactylus thompsoni — RÖSLER 2000: 114
Distribution	Hispaniola, Dominican Republic (Pedernales), SE Haiti, Beata Type locality: 6 km SW Las Mercedes, 60 m, Pedernaies Province, República Dominicana.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UF/FSM 21555.
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3036 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	For illustrations see Schwartz and Franz, 1976.
Etymology	Named after Dr. FredG. Thompson, “whose efforts were responsible for securing the two known specimens”.
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 R. Franz. 1976. A new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 88: 367-372. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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