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Gaige's Dwarf Gecko Salamanquita de Pandura
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 gaigeae
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
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Vieques Island
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Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
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Monito 67°30'0"W
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Moist forest, woodland, and shrubland. This species habitat includes 6.6% (59087 ha) of the island, of which 17.6% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2).
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Species Accounts Summary: d
Gaige's Dwarf Gecko is known to occur at Sierra Panduras, between Maunabo and Yabucoa, and has also been documented for the islands of Cayo Santiago, Isla Piñeros, Vieques and other locations1,2. It may be found under leaf litter, rock and logs in coffee plantations, but in drier situations, such as in Piñeros Island, it 1 has been collected only under rocks .
Scientific Name: Sphaerodactylus gaigeae Common Name (ENG): Gaige's Dwarf Gecko Common Name (SPA): Salamanquita de Pandura Species ID: ARACD05050 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G2 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Data Deficient (DD)
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
Map Date: November 07, 2006 66°30'0"W
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:
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