Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerodactylus micropithecus (Schwartz 1977)

Sphaerodactylus micropithecus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Monito Dwarf Gecko []
Monito Gecko []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus: 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 micropithecus
Monito Dwarf Gecko |
Monito Gecko |
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Direct Children(s):
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus
Expert:
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
Notes:
Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus
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 micropithecus
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As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998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 micropithecus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1982-10-15 / 1982-10-15
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing With Endangered Status and Critical Habitat for the Monito Gecko
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 47, no. 200
Page(s):
46090-46093
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus: Comments
Comment:
Banks et al. (2004) note: Endangered throughout range
Comment:
US ESA: Listed Endangered, as published in Federal Register Volume 47, Number 200, Pages 46090 - 46093, October 15, 1982