Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet (Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus), recorded as Endangered
Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet (Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet

Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus

Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet, also known as the two-striped sphaero or Valle de Neiba least gecko, is a small species of gecko endemic to the Dominican Republic.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus
Taxonomy
Squamata · Sphaerodactylidae · Sphaerodactylus

The dwarf gecko

Sphaerodactyl geckos are tiny New World lizards. Many are leaf-litter or rock-face animals measured in centimetres.

Range and habitat

Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet, also known as the two-striped sphaero or Valle de Neiba least gecko, is a small species of gecko endemic to the Dominican Republic.

GBIF currently lists 34 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3493169 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Sphaerodactylus callocricus (Sphaerodactylus callocricus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sphaerodactylus callocricus

Sphaerodactylus callocricus
Photograph of Cochran's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus cochranae), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Cochran's least gecko

Sphaerodactylus cochranae
Photograph of Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero (Sphaerodactylus epiurus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero

Sphaerodactylus epiurus
Photograph of Neiba agave sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schuberti), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Neiba agave sphaero

Sphaerodactylus schuberti

Quick answers

What is Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet?
Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet is a dwarf gecko in the family Sphaerodactylidae — Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus.
What is the conservation status of Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet live?
Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet, also known as the two-striped sphaero or Valle de Neiba least gecko, is a small species of gecko endemic to the Dominican Republic.
Why is Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Hispaniolan Two-striped Geckolet a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.