Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis spanius comb. nov. Thomas & Schwartz, 1966

Figures 22–23

Holotype — MCZ R-81047

Type locality: “ 17.7 km NE Utuado (~ about 8 km airline), 1100 feet, Puerto Rico.”

Diagnosis: SVL Min/Max (14.68/ 35.68 mm); midbody scales 41–47 (x̅ 43.6); males with elevated number of escutcheon scales (~95); ten toe lamellae on the fourth toe; males with marked lineated head pattern; males with marked reticular pattern; scapular patch reduced to a midcentral rectangle, and ocelli located on the periphery of the patch; scapular patch in contact with nuchal spots (Padilla 2006).

Color in life (Fig. 22): Female: ground color light brown to straw, head and tail orange to light gray, head pattern well defined, medial lines separated and parallel, ocelli color white, or sometimes gray (Thomas & Schwartz 1966). Male ground color light brown, head and tail orange. Iris color yellow, green, brown, copper, or golden.

Distribution: Uplands of the Cordillera Central and the Sierra of Cayey from 335 m to 850 m. Thomas & Schwartz (1966) report some intergrades with S. g. mimetes near Aibonito.