Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerodactylus elegans (Macleay 1834)

Sphaerodactylus elegans: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Ashy Gecko []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphaerodactylus elegans: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Gekkota
Genus : Sphaerodactylus
Dwarf Geckos |
Species : Sphaerodactylus elegans
Ashy Gecko |
Sphaerodactylus elegans Direct Children(s):
Sphaerodactylus elegans: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Expert:
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
Notes:
Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Source:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1
Acquired:
2011-05-27
Notes:
Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-12-31 / 2004-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Krysko, Kenneth L., and Keidra J. Daniels
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-01-01 / 2005-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A Key to the Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Caribbean Journal of Science, vol. 41, no. 1
Page(s):
28-36
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0008-6452
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Sphaerodactylus elegans: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Introduced
Sphaerodactylus elegans: Comments