Sphaerodactylus elegans is a Espèce of gecko arboricolous, diurnal and insectivorous of the Sous-famille of the geckoninés .

Geographical distribution

One finds this gecko on the island of Cuba as in the south of the the United States (where it was introduced).

Subspecies

• Sphaerodactylus elegans elegans , (Macleay, 1834)

• Sphaerodactylus elegans punctatissimus , Duméril & Bibron, 1836

Climatic parameters

Breeding in captivity

Food

Behavior

Maturity

Sexage

Reproduction

Layings

Incubation

The small ones

See too

Photos :

• Gekkota.com

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Références :

• Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991 Amphibians and Reptiles off the West Indies. University off Florida Near, Gainesville, 720 pp.
• Schwartz, A. and O.H. Garrido. 1985 The Cuban lizards off the genus Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Driven Public Milwaukee. Contrib. Biol. Geol. 62:1 - 67.
• Schröder, E., & Röll, B. 2000 Sphaerodactylus elegans MACLEAY Sauria 23 (3), Suppl. 513-516
• Rösler, Herbert 1995 Geckos der Welt - Gattungen Ale. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp.
• Regalado, Social Rub_n 1997 behavior off the Ashy Gecko (Sphaerodactylus elegans Macleay): repertory and sex recognition Herpetological Natural History 5 (1): 41-52
• Macleay, W.S. 1834 has few remarks tending to illustrate the natural history off two annulose generated, namely Urania off Fabricus and Mygale off Walekenien. Proc. Zool. Plowshare London 1834:9 - 12.
• KRYSKO, K.L. AND KEIDRA J. DANIELS 2005 has Key to the Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) off Florida. Caribbean Newspaper off Science 41 (1): 28-36
• Duméril, A.M.C. and G. Bibron. 1836 Erpetologie General or Complete Natural history of the Reptiles. Vol.3. Libr. Encyclopedic Roret, Paris, 528 pp.
• Cope, E.D. 1862 One the generated Panolopus, Centropyx, Aristelliger and Sphaerodactylus. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 494-500.
• Conant, R. & Hakes, J.T. 1991 off have Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians Eastern/Central North America, 3rd ED. Houghton Mifflin (Boston/New York), xx + 450 p.
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogs off the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
• Barbour, T. 1921 Sphaerodactylus. Mem. Driven. Comp. Zool. (Harvard) 47:215 - 282.
• Atlas of the terrariophile Vol.3: the lizards . Animalia Editions, 2003. ISBN 2-9517895-2-1