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Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus
(Black-spotted Least Gecko)

Species Information
Scientific NameSphaerodactylus nigropunctatus
Common NameBlack-spotted Least Gecko
CITES StatusNot CITES Protected
Life Spanunknown
Periodunknown
Dietunknown
Lengthunknown
Weightunknown
Terrestrialunknown
DistrobutionBahamas (Rum Key), Puerto Rico, Vieques, Andros Island, Bimini Islands, Berry Islands, Cuba, Exuma Cays, Bahamas, Antilles
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus nigropunctatus: Bahama Is.: eastern Great Bahama Bank; Terra typica: South America; restricted by Thomas and Schwartz, 1974, to Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahama Islands.
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus alayoi (HOLOTYPE UIMNH 44215): Cuba, bower southern slopes of Sierra del Guaso, eastern Cuenca de Guantnamo, southeast of Bahia de Guantnamo. Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus decoratus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 6220): Bahama Is.: Rum Cay.
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus flavicauda (SYNTYPES CAS 39337, MCZ 6953, MCZ 13564, MCZ 8485-95, IJMMZ 107614): Bahama Is.: western Great Bahama Bank; Cay Sal Bank.
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus gibbus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 13436): Bahama Is.: Exuma Cays, Long I., Littie San Salvador I.; Green Cay; intergrades with S. n. nigropunctatus on northernmost Exuma Cays.
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus granti (HOLOTYPE BYU 17233): Cuba, Archipilago de Sabana-Camagey, Cayos bs Ballenatos; northeastern Camagey Province to Holguin and Guantnamo provinces and to northeast Granma Province, and to southern Guantnamo Province; intergrades with S. n. strategus near city of Guantnamo and further south. Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus lissodesmus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 57344): Cuba, Sierra de Cubitas. Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus ocujal (HOLOTYPE USNM 138015): Cuba, southeastern coast.
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus porrasi (HOLOTYPE CM 54051): Bahama Is.: Ragged Is. Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus strategus (HOLOTYPE MCZ 81110): Cuba, southeastern coast.
INCERTAE SEDIS: Material from southern Eleuthera I., Cat I., northern Long I. is unassigned subspecifically.
NotesNone
Sub-SpeciesSphaerodactylus nigropunctatus alayoi
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus atessares
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus decoratus
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus flavicauda
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus gibbus
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus granti
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus lissodesmus
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus ocujal
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus porrasi
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus strategus
Quick Care Information
Humidityunknown Daytime Tempunknown
Nighttime Tempunknown Basking Tempunknown
Groups OKunknown Territorial Malesunknown
Difficultyunknown Temp-Sexedunknown
Incubation Tempunknown Incubation Timeunknown
Foodunknown
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References

Mar 2006 - The EMBL Reptile Database
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus GRAY 1845:168
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus - BOULENGER 1885: 220
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus - KLUGE 1993
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus - SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 512
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus alayoi (GRANT 1959)
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus alayoi GRANT 1959
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus ocujal (THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1966)
Mar 2006 - Sphaerodactylus torrei ocujal THOMAS & SCHWARTZ 1966


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