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Sphaerodactylus zygaena SCHWARTZ, 1977

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Tiburon Coastal Geckolet, Dame-Marie Least Gecko 
SynonymSphaerodactylus zygaena SCHWARTZ & THOMAS 1977: 63
Sphaerodactylus zygaena — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 548
Sphaerodactylus zygaena — KLUGE 1993
Sphaerodactylus zygaena — RÖSLER 2000: 114 
DistributionHaiti, Hispaniola

Type locality: Dame-Marie, south side of town along coast, Département de la Grand'Anse, Haiti.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: CM 52282. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1741 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentFor illustrations see Thomas and Schwartz, 1983. 
EtymologyNamed after the Greek word for "shark," an allusion to the name of the Tiburon
Peninsula. 
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. Thomas 1977. Two new species of Sphaerodactylus (Reptilia: Lacertilia, Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology 11 (1): 61-66 - 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
  • Thomas, R., and A. Schwartz. 1983. Part 2. Sphaerodactylus savagei, S. cochranae, S. darlingtoni, S. armstrongi, S. streptophorus, and conclusions. Pp. 31-60. 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
 
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