Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Neiba agave sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schuberti), recorded as Critically Endangered
Neiba agave sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schuberti). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Neiba agave sphaero

Sphaerodactylus schuberti

Neiba agave sphaero is a dwarf gecko in the family Sphaerodactylidae — Sphaerodactylus schuberti, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Sphaerodactylus schuberti
Taxonomy
Squamata · Sphaerodactylidae · Sphaerodactylus

The dwarf gecko

Neiba agave sphaero is a dwarf gecko in the family Sphaerodactylidae — Sphaerodactylus schuberti.

Range and habitat

The preferred S. Schuberti usually lives in in dead agaves in xeric forest at an altitude of 273 m (896 ft). The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.

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

In crisis

Neiba agave sphaero is Critically 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 Neiba agave sphaero, Wikidata item Q3493181. 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 Mantanzas Least Gecko (Sphaerodactylus intermedius), recorded as EndangeredEN

Mantanzas Least Gecko

Sphaerodactylus intermedius

Quick answers

What is Neiba agave sphaero?
Neiba agave sphaero is a dwarf gecko in the family Sphaerodactylidae — Sphaerodactylus schuberti.
What is the conservation status of Neiba agave sphaero?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Sphaerodactylus schuberti. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Neiba agave sphaero live?
The preferred S. Schuberti usually lives in in dead agaves in xeric forest at an altitude of 273 m (896 ft).
Why is Neiba agave sphaero in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Sphaerodactylus schuberti?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Neiba agave sphaero a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.