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The Monito Gecko (Sphaerodactylus Micropithecus)
Habitat and Behavior.
Nocturnal.
Eat beetles, ants, flies, spiders, crickets.
Drinks drops of water from leaves and juices from berries.
Lives from 4-10 years.
Live on Monito Island located between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. [eng]
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MONITO GECKO, Sphaerodactylus micropithecus, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Monito Island is covered with a xeric scrub vegetation consisting primarily of cacti, shrubs, and stunted trees growing from cracks in the limestone. It is
relatively flat on top but is surrounded on all sides by nearly vertical cliffs ranging from 1OO to 15O feet, the bases of which have been undercut by wave action in
some areas to a distance of 8 to 1O feet. Access by boat, although difficult, is possible at one point during calm seas. [eng]
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Savage's Least Gecko (Sphaerodactylus savagei)
These tiny geckos are very hard to identify, because there are
many species that are only slightly different. [eng]
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Gekkonidae: Gekkoninae: Sphaerodactylini: Sphaerodactylus
Phylogenetic tree. [eng]
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Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus
Photo. [eng]
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S. notatus
Photographer:
Tony Gamble. [eng]
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S. elegans
Photographer:
Jamie Corell. [eng]
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S. millepunctatus
Photographer:
Laurie Vitt. [eng]
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S. macrolepis
Photographer:
Frank Jaeger. [eng]
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Arten / Sphaerodactylus elegans - www.oropel.de
Private Homepage zum Thema Terraristik und Reptilien. Haltung von Anolis, Gonatodes, Vipera, Coleonyx, Varanus, etc, Bilder, Literatur, News. [deu]
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S. roosevelti
Photographer:
Frank Jaeger. [eng]
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S. rhabdotus
Photographer:
Frank Jaeger. [eng]
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S. klauberi
Photographer:
Frank Jaeger. [eng]
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S. altavelensis
Photographer:
Frank Jaeger. [eng]
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Species Profile for Monito gecko
Status Details regarding information on Recovery Plans, Special Rules and Critical Habitat for specific designations.
Life history
Federal Register documents that apply to the Monito gecko.
Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) in which Monito gecko occurrence has been recorded.
Petitions received on the Monito gecko.
USFWS Refuges on which the Monito gecko is reported.
Virtual Newsroom. [eng]
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S. nicholsi
Photographer:
Jon Boone. [eng]
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