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Sphaerodactylus samanensis COCHRAN, 1932

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Haitises Banded Geckolet, Samana Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus samanensis COCHRAN 1932:183
Sphaerodactylus samanensis — COCHRAN 1941
Sphaerodactylus samanensis — SHREVE 1968: 23
Sphaerodactylus samanensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 531
Sphaerodactylus samanensis — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus samanensis — RÖSLER 2000: 114
Sphaerodactylus samanensis — CHÁVEZ et al. 2021 
DistributionHispaniola: Dominican Republic

Type locality: Boca del Infierno, Bahia de Samana, Hato Mayor Province, República Dominicana.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 74970. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1321 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentFor illustrations see Cochran, 1941; Schwartz, 1976. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Chávez, G., Ross, G. S., & Ugarte-Núñez, J. A. 2021. New distributional records of the Samana least gecko (Sphaerodactylus samanensis, Cochran, 1932) with comments on its morphological variation and conservation status. PeerJ, 9, e10404 - get paper here
  • Cochran, D. M. 1932. Two new lizards from Hispaniola. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 45:183-187. - get paper here
  • Cochran, D.M. 1941. The herpetology of Hispaniola. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 177: vii + 398 pp. - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Schwartz, A. 1976. A new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from the República Dominicana. Florida Scientist 39: 65-70. - get paper here
  • 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. 1993. A new banded Sphaerodactylus from eastern Hispaniola (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetologica 49: 350-354 - get paper here
 
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