Common Dwarf Gecko
67°0'0"W
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Common Dwarf Gecko Salamanquita Común
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
Scale: 1:900,000 0
5
67°52'0"W
C A R I B B E A N
30
40
50 km
S E A
Species Predicted Habitat:
18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito
20
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
10
67°30'0"W
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Forest, woodland, shrubland, plantations, and structures (low density urban). This species habitat includes 56.4% (503967 ha) of the island, of which 9.8% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2). 18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
Species Accounts Summary: d
The Common Dwarf Gecko occurs in Puerto Rico and many islands to the east, including Piñeros Island, 1,2 Vieques Islands and its keys, Culebra Island and its keys . S. macrolepis is the most common and widely distributed of all the species of sphaerodactylus and specimens have been found in the Central Mountain 1 Range at 2,800 ft., Boquerón, Susúa, and Playa de Ponce . They feed on collembolans and other 3 invertebrates .
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Scientific Name: Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Common Name (ENG): Common Dwarf Gecko Common Name (SPA): Salamanquita Común Species ID: ARACD05110 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Breeding Resident Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G5 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. Rivero, J.A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. Editorial Universitaria, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp.
2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. pp. 720
3. Thomas, R. and Gaa Kessler. 1996. Nonanoline reptiles. Pages 347-362. In: Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest (D.P.
Photo courtesy of T.A. Carlo
Map Date: November 07, 2006 66°30'0"W
Reagan and R.B. Waide, editors). University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Draft product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
17°30'0"N
18°0'0"N
Mona
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Common Dwarf Gecko Salamanquita Común
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
Scale: 1:900,000 0
5
67°52'0"W
C A R I B B E A N
30
40
50 km
S E A
Species Predicted Habitat:
18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito
20
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
10
67°30'0"W
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Forest, woodland, shrubland, plantations, and structures (low density urban). This species habitat includes 56.4% (503967 ha) of the island, of which 9.8% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2). 18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
Species Accounts Summary: d
The Common Dwarf Gecko occurs in Puerto Rico and many islands to the east, including Piñeros Island, 1,2 Vieques Islands and its keys, Culebra Island and its keys . S. macrolepis is the most common and widely distributed of all the species of sphaerodactylus and specimens have been found in the Central Mountain 1 Range at 2,800 ft., Boquerón, Susúa, and Playa de Ponce . They feed on collembolans and other 3 invertebrates .
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Scientific Name: Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Common Name (ENG): Common Dwarf Gecko Common Name (SPA): Salamanquita Común Species ID: ARACD05110 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Breeding Resident Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G5 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. Rivero, J.A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. Editorial Universitaria, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp.
2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. pp. 720
3. Thomas, R. and Gaa Kessler. 1996. Nonanoline reptiles. Pages 347-362. In: Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest (D.P.
Photo courtesy of T.A. Carlo
Map Date: November 07, 2006 66°30'0"W
Reagan and R.B. Waide, editors). University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Draft product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
17°30'0"N
18°0'0"N
Mona
