Sphaerodactylus williamsi explained

Sphaerodactylus williamsi, also known commonly as Williams's least gecko or the Haitian striped geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.

Etymology

The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest Edward Williams.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. williamsi is forest.

Description

S. williamsi is a small species. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 22mm. It has small keeled dorsal scales.^[2]

Reproduction

S. williamsi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, 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 williamsi, p. 547).
• Thomas R, Schwartz A (1983). "Variation in Hispaniolan Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". pp. 86–98. In: Rhodin AGJ, Miyata K (editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. xix + 725 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus williamsi, new species, pp. 96–97 + Figure 2E on p. 90).

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 williamsi, p. 286).
2. Thomas & Schwartz (1983).