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Roosevelt's Dwarf Gecko Salamanquita Pigmea
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
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Sphaerodactylus roosevelti
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
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Vieques Island
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Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
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Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
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Monito 67°30'0"W
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Lowland dry forest, woodland, shrubland, and plantations, at or below 350 m of elevation. This species habitat includes 2.5% (22353 ha) of the island, of which 25.0% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2).
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Species Accounts Summary: d
Roosevelt's Dwarf Gecko is known from south west Puerto Rico, Caja de Muertos and Vieques islands2,3. It is 2 1 considered a xerophilic species . It inhabits dry forests .
Scientific Name: Sphaerodactylus roosevelti Common Name (ENG): Roosevelt's Dwarf Gecko Common Name (SPA): Salamanquita Pigmea Species ID: ARACD05010 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G2G3 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. Joglar, R.L. 2005. Reptiles, En: Biodiversidad de Puerto Rico - Vertebrados Terrestres y Ecosistemas. Ed. Rafael L. Joglar. San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. pp.241-278.
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. Ventosa-Febles, E., M. Camacho-Rodríguez, J.L. Chabert-Llompart, J. Sustache-Sustache, D. Dávila-Casanova. 2005. Puerto Rico Critical Wildlife Areas. P.R. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Terrestrial Resources Division, San Juan, P.R. 386 pp.
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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