The Bay Island least gecko (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Bay Islands in Honduras.
Etymology
The specific name, rosaurae, refers to Lord Moyne's yacht Rosaura, from which the holotype was collected.
Habitat
The preferred habitat of S. rosaurae is forest at altitudes of .
Reproduction
S. rosaurae is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Frazier, Julius; Pollock, Nick; Holding, Matt; Montgomery, Chad E. (2011). "Geographic Distribution: Sphaerodactylus rosaurae (Bay Island least gecko)". Herpetological Review 42 (3): 391.
- Köhler G (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. [= Middle American Reptiles and Amphibiens, Volume 1: Crocodilians, Turtles, Lizards]. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 158 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae, p. 51). (in German).
- (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1âÂÂ129.
- Parker HW (1940). "Undescribed Anatomical Structures and New Species of Reptiles and Amphibians". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eleventh Series 5: 257âÂÂ274. (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae, new species, p. 264).
- , Hahn DE (1973). "The Herpetofauna of the Islas de la BahÃÂa, Honduras". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 17 (2): 93âÂÂ150. (Sphaerodactylus rosaurae, pp. 106âÂÂ109, Figures 2A-2D).