Darlington's least gecko

Darlington's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.

Etymology The specific name, darlingtoni, is in honor of American entomologist Philip Jackson Darlington, Jr.,Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni, p. 65). who collected the holotype.

The subspecific name, noblei, is in honor of American herpetologist Gladwyn Kingsley Noble.Shreve, p. 16.

Subspecies Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni bobilini Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni darlingtoni Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni mekistus Sphaerodactylus darlingoni noblei

Habitat The preferred habitat of Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni is forest at altitudes of .

Behavior Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni is terrestrial.

Reproduction Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni is oviparous.

References

Further reading Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni, p. 111). (in German). Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni, p. 486). Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni, p. 149). Shreve B (1968). "The notatus group of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Hispaniola". Breviora (280): 1–28. (Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni, new species, pp. 15–16; S. noblei, new species, pp. 17–19). Thomas R, Schwartz A (1983). "Part 2. Sphaerodactylus savagei, S. cochranae, S. darlingtoni, S. armstrongi, S. streptophorus, and conclusions". pp. 31–60. In: Schwartz A, Thomas R (1983). "The difficilis complex of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) of Hispaniola". Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History (22): 1–60. (Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni bobilini, new subspecies; S. d. mekistus, new subspecies).