Title
New distributional records of the Samana least gecko (Sphaerodactylus samanensis, Cochran, 1932) with comments on its morphological variation and conservation status
Date Issued
11 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Instituto Peruano de Herpetología
Knight Piésold Consulting
Publisher(s)
PeerJ Inc.
Abstract
We report here five new localities across the distribution of the lizard Sphaerodactylus samanensis, extending its current geographic range to the west, in the Cordillera Central of Hispaniola. We also report phenotypic variation in the color pattern and scutellation on throat and pelvic regions of males from both eastern and western populations, which is described below. Furthermore, based on these new data, we confirm that the species is not fitting in its current IUCN category, and in consequence propose updating its conservation status.
Volume
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Geografía física Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099337785
Source
PeerJ
ISSN of the container
21678359
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by Barrick Pueblo Viejo (PO_3549_227678_0_US).
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