Sphaerodactylus docimus SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO, 1985
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Sphaerodactylus docimus
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Oriente Soft-banded Geckolet, Cabo Cruz banded Sphaero |
| Synonym | Sphaerodactylus docimus SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1985: 22 Sphaerodactylus epizemius GARRIDO & JAUME 1984 (nomen nudum) Sphaerodactylus docimus — SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1985 Sphaerodactylus docimus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 489 Sphaerodactylus epizemius — KLUGE 1993 Sphaerodactylus epizemius — RÖSLER 2000: 111 |
| Distribution | Cuba Type locality: Cabo Cruz, Granma Province, Cuba. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 8510, adult female; paratypes: USNM, CAS, |
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| Comment | KLUGE 1993 lists epizemius as valid species and docimus as synonym. RÖSLER 2000 lists epizemius but not docimus. Schartz & Garrido 1985 clarify that epizemius accidentally became a nomen nudum and was redescribed as a new species under the name docimus. |
| Etymology | Named after the Greek for "remarkable," an allusion to the existence of this intermedius-like species so far removed from its closest relative and to the fact that it has not been re-collected in nearly half a century despite visits by several herpetologists and collectors to the Cabo Cruz region. Brown (1954) has the Greek dokimos as translated to tested, approved. |
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