New distributional records of the Samana least gecko ( Sphaerodactylus samanensis , Cochran, 1932) with comments on its morphological variation and conservation status

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Germán Chávez¹  Miguel A. Landestoy T³  Gail S. Ross⁴  Joaquín A. Ugarte-Núñez⁵ 

[1] Instituto Peruano de Herpetología;División de Herpetología;Escuela de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo;Independent Researcher;Knight Piésold Consulting

关键词: New localities;    Geographic range;    Phenotypic variation;    IUCN category;    Conservation status;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.10404

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY