. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. Geckos of the West Indies 11. Fig. 6. Map of Cuba. Solid symbols indicate locality records for Sphaerodactylus decoratus, hollow symbols for S. intermedins. Ranges of subspecies of S. decoratus are as follows: S. d. granti, horizontal lines; S. d. lisso- desmus, diagonal lines; S. d. strategus, vertical lines. Overlap of symbols of granti and strategus in the vicinity of Guantanamo indicates area of intergradation. in prominent brown on cream marbling; ground color of body tan to pale, nearly cream; body bands narrowly outlin
. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. Geckos of the West Indies 11. Fig. 6. Map of Cuba. Solid symbols indicate locality records for Sphaerodactylus decoratus, hollow symbols for S. intermedins. Ranges of subspecies of S. decoratus are as follows: S. d. granti, horizontal lines; S. d. lisso- desmus, diagonal lines; S. d. strategus, vertical lines. Overlap of symbols of granti and strategus in the vicinity of Guantanamo indicates area of intergradation. in prominent brown on cream marbling; ground color of body tan to pale, nearly cream; body bands narrowly outlined in light; tail banded with alternating dark-edged brown bands and tan interbands; venter cream, faintlv stippled with dark pigment. Variation. Of the 51 specimens counted dor- sal scales are 47-66, mean ; ventrals 29-41, mean ; midbody scales 69-89, mean ; fourth toe lamellae 7-13, mode 10 or 11; inter- nasals 0-2, mode 1; escutcheons 5-10 X 8-17. The largest specimens of both sexes are 32 mm snout- vent. Female coloration: The other female speci- mens are very similar to the type in coloration. There is some variation in intensity of the dark edges to the bands, and some have accessory dark spotting in the bands. Ocelli occur on the neck bands and all three body bands in over half of the specimens; in the rest of the ocelli usually occur as far posteriorly as the second body band. No adult specimen and few juveniles are without some indication of ocelli on at least the first two body bands. Throat patterns are prominent in all but a very few specimens, and in those they are indicated. As is typical of the species, juvenile patterns are more solid, and hatchlings appear banded black and white. Male coloration: Adult males are spotted; spots vary in size, some large or distinctly small- er and more numerous; most are fully spotted dorsally, but a common variant is the lack of spotting on the head. Variation in degree of spotting includes a few which are sparsely s
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