Dunn's Least Gecko

About the Dunn's Least Gecko

Dunn's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus dunni) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Honduras. The specific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn. S. dunni is found in northern Honduras.

The preferred natural habitat of S. dunni is forest, at altitudes of 60–700 m (200–2,300 ft). The holotype of S. dunni has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.98 in). The dorsal scales are keeled and imbricate (overlapping).

S. dunni is terrestrial and diurnal. S. dunni is oviparous. Harris DM, Kluge AG (1984). "The Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Middle America". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (706): 1-59. (Sphaerodactylus dunni, p. 42).

Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, Second Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282. McCranie JR (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 15 (1): 1–129.

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