The Morne Dubois least gecko (''Sphaerodactylus nycteropus'') is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is
endemic to
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
.
Geographic range
''S. nycteropus'' is found on the Morne Dubois Peninsula,
Département du Sud,
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
.
Reproduction
''S. nycteropus'' is
oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
.
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References
Further reading
* Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). ''Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History''. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (''Sphaerodactylus nycteropus'', p. 516).
* Thomas R, Schwartz A (1977). "Three New Species of ''Sphaerodactylus'' (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hispaniola". ''Annals of Carnegie Museum'' 46: 33–43. (''Sphaerodactylus nycteropus'', new species, p. 41).
Sphaerodactylus
Reptiles of Haiti
Endemic fauna of Haiti
Reptiles described in 1977
Taxa named by Albert Schwartz (zoologist)
Taxa named by Richard Thomas (herpetologist)
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