Sphaerodactylus savagei explained

Sphaerodactylus savagei, also known commonly as the Altagracia speckled sphaero or Savage's least gecko, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.

Etymology

The specific name, savagei, is in honour of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of S. savagei are rocky areas and forests at altitudes of 0-

Reproduction

S. savagei is oviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Sphaerodactylus savagei juanilloensis
• Sphaerodactylus savagei savagei

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000), "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus savagei, p. 114). (in German).
• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus savagei, p. 532).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus savagei, new status, p. 161; S. savagei juanilloensis, new combination, p. 161).
• Shreve B (1968). "The notatus group of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Hispaniola". Breviora (280): 1-28. (Sphaerodactylus notatus savagei, new subspecies, pp. 7–8; S. n. juanilloensis, new subspecies, p. 8).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus savagei, p. 233).