Townsend's Dwarf Gecko
67°0'0"W
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Townsend's Dwarf Gecko Salamanquita del Sureste
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 townsendi
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
¹ Scale: 1:900,000 0
5
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
67°52'0"W
C A R I B B E A N
S E A
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20
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50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
18°8'0"N
18°20'0"N
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Mona 18°20'0"N
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Species Predicted Habitat:
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 2.3% (20898 ha) of the island, of which 27.7% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2). 18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito
Species Accounts Summary: Townsend's Dwarf Gecko is known from Cabezas de San Juan in northeastern Puerto Rico, south-central coast west to Playa de Ponce, Caja de Muertos Island, Piñeros Island, Platillo or Morillito Island, and Vieques Island and various of its satellites2,3. This species is described as xerophilic to semi-mesophilic2. It inhabits leaf litter, decomposing logs, and palm trash1.
Scientific Name: Sphaerodactylus townsendi Common Name (ENG): Townsend's Dwarf Gecko Common Name (SPA): Salamanquita del Sureste Species ID: ARACD05120 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G3 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. López-Ortiz, R. and A.R. Lewis 2004.Habitat selection by Sphaerodactylus nicholsi (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Herpetologica, Vol. 60, pp. 438-444.
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. Schwartz, A., and R. W. Henderson. 1988. West Indian amphibians and reptiles: a check-list. Contrib. Biol. Geo., Milwaukee Pub. Mus. No. 74:1-264.
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: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
17°30'0"N
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Desecheo
Mona and Monito
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Townsend's Dwarf Gecko Salamanquita del Sureste
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 townsendi
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
¹ Scale: 1:900,000 0
5
Caja de Muertos 68°0'0"W
67°52'0"W
C A R I B B E A N
S E A
10
20
30
40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983
18°8'0"N
18°20'0"N
¢
Mona 18°20'0"N
¢
Species Predicted Habitat:
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 2.3% (20898 ha) of the island, of which 27.7% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2). 18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito
Species Accounts Summary: Townsend's Dwarf Gecko is known from Cabezas de San Juan in northeastern Puerto Rico, south-central coast west to Playa de Ponce, Caja de Muertos Island, Piñeros Island, Platillo or Morillito Island, and Vieques Island and various of its satellites2,3. This species is described as xerophilic to semi-mesophilic2. It inhabits leaf litter, decomposing logs, and palm trash1.
Scientific Name: Sphaerodactylus townsendi Common Name (ENG): Townsend's Dwarf Gecko Common Name (SPA): Salamanquita del Sureste Species ID: ARACD05120 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G3 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. López-Ortiz, R. and A.R. Lewis 2004.Habitat selection by Sphaerodactylus nicholsi (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Herpetologica, Vol. 60, pp. 438-444.
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. Schwartz, A., and R. W. Henderson. 1988. West Indian amphibians and reptiles: a check-list. Contrib. Biol. Geo., Milwaukee Pub. Mus. No. 74:1-264.
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: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
17°30'0"N
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Desecheo
Mona and Monito
