Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi

Name

Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi McCranie & Hedges, 2012: 66

Holotype: FMNH 282785, an adult male, collected 22 May 2011 by James R. McCranie and Leonardo Valdés Orellana.

Paratypes (13): FMNH 282786–88, USNM 579988–89, same locality as holotype; FMNH 282791 (genetic sample 3, JX073109, JX073120), USNM 579990–93, from Camp Bay, 16.429467°, -86.286300°; FMNH 282789 (genetic sample 1, JX073110, X073121), 282790 (genetic sample 2, JX073111, JX073122), from 1 km E of Pollytilly Bight, 16.406300°, -86.388083°; all adults from Isla de Roatán and collected 21–22 May 2011 by James R. McCranie and Leonardo Valdés Orellana or 18–19 November 2011 by McCranie. USNM 579987, juvenile from Palmetto Bay, Isla de Roatán, collected 18 November 2011 by McCranie.

Type locality: Palmetto Bay, 16.359033°, -86.486717°, Isla de Roatán, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras, near sea level.

Etymology: The specific name leonardovaldesi is an eponym honoring the Honduran biologist Leonardo Valdés Orellana.

Mentions

• Sphaerodactylus continentalis — Meyer & Wilson, 1973: 12 (part).
• Sphaerodactylus continentalis — Wilson & Hahn, 1973: 105 (part).
• Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus — Harris & Kluge, 1984: 17 (part).
• Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus — Grismer et al., 2001: 135.
• Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus — McCranie et al., 2005: 80 (part).
• Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus — McCranie et al., 2006: 110 (part).
• Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi McCranie & Hedges, 2012: 66

References

Primary references

• McCranie, J.R. & Hedges, S.B. 2012. Two new species of geckos from Honduras and resurrection of Sphaerodactylus continentalis Werner from the synonymy of Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus Hallowell (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonoidea, Sphaerodactylidae). Zootaxa 3492: 65–76. Preview Reference page. 

Additional references

• Harris, D.M. & Kluge, A.G. 1984. The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Middle America. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 706, 1–59. ResearchGate Reference page.