Guantanamo collared sphaero

The Guantanamo collared sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi ), also known commonly as the Monitongas collared geckolet[2] and Schwartz's dwarf gecko,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]

Guantanamo collared sphaero
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. schwartzi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus schwartzi Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1992

Etymology

The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. schwartzi is forest at altitudes of 50–100 m (160–330 ft).[1]

Description

Adults of S. schwartzi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of only 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in).[4]

Reproduction

S. schwartzi is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Fong A (2017). "Sphaerodactylus schwartzi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T75605892A75607924. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75605892A75607924.en. Downloaded on 07 March 2019.
2. Sphaerodactylus schwartzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
3. Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 239).
4. Thomas, Hedges & Garrido (1992).

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, p. 114). (in German).
• Thomas R, Hedges SB, Garrido OH (1992). "Two New Species of Sphaerodactylus from Eastern Cuba (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Herpetologica 48 (3): 358–367. (Sphaerodactylus schwartzi, new species, pp. 359–362, Figures 1A, 2).