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Distribution

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Continent: Middle-America Caribbean
Distribution: Honduras, Cuba (Playa de Guanabo); elevation: 100-230 m
Type locality: Naco River near Cofradia, Honduras.
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Dunn's least gecko

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Dunn's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus dunni) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn.[3]

Geographic range

S. dunni is found in northern Honduras.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. dunni is forest, at altitudes of 60–700 m (200–2,300 ft).[1]

Description

The holotype of S. dunni has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.98 in). The dorsal scales are keeled and imbricate (overlapping).[4]

Behavior

S. dunni is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

S. dunni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Townsend, J.H.; Wilson, L.D.; Luque, I.; Mayer, Greg (2013). "Sphaerodactylus dunni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178652A1540869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T178652A1540869.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sphaerodactylus dunni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, p. 77).
  4. ^ Schmidt (1936).
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Dunn's least gecko: Brief Summary

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Dunn's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus dunni) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.

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