Dunn's least gecko

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

Etymology

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

Geographic range

S. dunni is found in northern Honduras.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. dunni is forest, at altitudes of .

Description

The holotype of S. dunni has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The dorsal scales are keeled and imbricate (overlapping).

Behavior

S. dunni is terrestrial and diurnal.

Reproduction

S. dunni is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• , Kluge AG (1984). "The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Middle America". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (706): 1-59. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, p. 42).
• Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, Second Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. .
• (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1–129.
• Meyer JR, (1971). "Taxonomic Studies and Notes on some Honduran Amphibians and Reptiles". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 70: 106–114.
• Schmidt KP (1936). "New Amphibians and Reptiles from Honduras in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 43–50. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, new species, pp. 46–47).