Sphaerodactylus parthenopion

Taxonavigation edit

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 parthenopion

Name edit

Sphaerodactylus parthenopion Thomas, 1965

Type locality: Hillside above Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands.

Holotype: MCZ 77211 (original number ASFS V3734), an adult female, collected on hillside above Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, on 12 August 1964, by Richard Thomas.

Paratypes: ASFS V3658-59, ca. 0.5 mi. N Pond Bay, 10 August 1964, R. Thomas; ASFS V3664, Pond Bay, 10 August 1964, R. Thomas; ASFS V3681, between Little Dix Bay and Savana Bay, 11 August 1964, R. Thomas; AMNH 92821, ca. 0.5 mi. N Pond Bay, 11 August 1964, R. Thomas; AMNH 92822-24, hillside above Pond Bay, 12 August 1964, R. Thomas; MCZ 77212-14, ca. 0.5 mi. N Pond Bay, 13 August 1964, R. Thomas; KU 79852-53, between Little Dix Bay and Savana Bay, 15 August 1964, David C. Leber and R. Thomas; KU 79854, SW slope of Gorda Peak, ca. 500', 16 August 1964, R. Thomas. All above localities are on the island of Virgin Gorda.

References edit

Primary references edit

Thomas, R. 1965. A new gecko from the Virgin Islands. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 28: 117–122. BHL

Additional references edit

Thomas, R. & Schwartz, A. 1966. Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the greater Puerto Rico region. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences Series 10(6): 193–260. PDF.
Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28–153. Reference page.

Links edit

Sphaerodactylus parthenopion at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names edit

English: Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero