The Terre-Neuve least gecko (Sphaerodactylus sommeri), also known commonly as the northwest Haitian banded geckolet, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.
Etymology
The specific name, sommeri, is in honor of American entomologist William W. Sommer.
Habitat
The preferred habitat of S. sommeri is forest at altitudes of .
Description
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of S. sommeri is for females and for males.
Reproduction
S. sommeri is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Graham ED (1981). "A New Species of Lizard (Sphaerodactylus) from Northwestern Haiti". Journal of Herpetology 15 (3): 363âÂÂ366. (Sphaerodactylus sommeri, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28âÂÂ153. (Sphaerodactylus sommeri, p. 114). (in German).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Sphaerodactylus sommeri, p. 536).