The Neiba agave sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schuberti), also known commonly as the Neiba agave geckolet and Schubert's least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.

Etymology

The specific name, schuberti, is in honor of German zoologist Andreas Schubert.

Neiba agave sphaero

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. schuberti is in dead agaves in xeric forest at an altitude of .

Neiba agave sphaero

Reproduction

S. schuberti is oviparous.

Neiba agave sphaero

References

Further reading

Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus schuberti, p. 114). (in German). Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "A New Gecko from the Sierra de Neiba of Hispaniola (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Sphaerodactylus)". Herpetologica 54 (3): 333–336.

Sphaerodactylus

Endemic fauna of the Dominican Republic

Reptiles of the Dominican Republic

Reptiles described in 1998

Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges