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Sphaerodactylus semasiops THOMAS, 1975

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cockpit Eyespotted Geckolet, Cockpit Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus semasiops THOMAS 1975: 183
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 534
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — RÖSLER 2000: 114
Sphaerodactylus semasiops — WILSON 2011 
DistributionJamaica

Type locality: 3.8 mi. (6.1 km) N Burnt Hill, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 132348, adult male;
Paratypes. Jamaica. Trelawny Parish: MCZ 69099, 9.2 km N Burnt Hill, 1962, R. Hartnet; MCZ 132347, 2.6 km S Stonehenge, 360 m, 7 September 1967, R. Thomas; USNM 194059, ASFS V13217-18, 2.7 km S Stonehenge, 360 m, 7 September 1967, R. Thomas; ASFS V19874-75, 2.9 km S Stonehenge, 440 m, 14 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler; MCZ 132345, 2.9 km S Stonehenge, 440 m, 9 September 1967, R. Thomas; ASFS V12450-52, same data as holotype; CM 56820, 5.0 km N Burnt Hill, 390 m, 24 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56821, 5.0 km N Burnt Hill, 390 m, 24 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56821, 7.7 km S Stonehenge, 500 m, 7 September 1967, R. Thomas; MCZ 132346, 7.7 km S Stonehenge, 500 m, 9 September 1967, R. Thomas; USNM 194061-62, 9.5 km S Stonehenge, 500 m, 14 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler; USNM 194060, 2.4 km N Burnt Hill, 500 m, 24 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56819, 0.6 km N Burnt Hill, 560 m, 21 July 1967, R. Thomas; CM 56822, 4.6 km N Quick Step, 440 m, 25 August 1970, D. C. Fowler. St. Elizabeth Parish: ASFS V19920-25, 2.4 km NE Mulgrave P. O., 390 m, 16 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler, A. Schwartz; ASFS V20028-30, 7.1 km NW Raheen, 330 m, 20 August 1970, M. T. Felix, D. C. Fowler, A. Schwartz. Alanchester Parish: MCZ 55765- 67, 4.0 km NW Coleyville, 1957, W. G. Lynn and G. Underwood. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1680 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentFor illustrations see Thomas, 1975; Schwartz and Henderson, 1985. May have been reported (erroneously) from Colombia. 
EtymologyNamed after Greek semasia meaning signification and ops meaning eye, in reference to the large eye-like flank markings. 
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 Henderson, R.W. 1985. A guide to the identification of the amphibians and reptiles of the West Indies exclusive of Hispaniola. Milwaukee Public Mus., 165 pp.
  • Thomas, R. 1975. The argus group of West Indian Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Herpetologica 31: 177-195. - get paper here
  • Wilson, Byron S. 2011. Conservation of Jamaican amphibians and reptiles. In: Hailey et al., eds, Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: 273-310 - get paper here
 
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