Biology:Sphaerodactylus difficilis
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. difficilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus difficilis Barbour, 1914
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Sphaerodactylus difficilis, also known as the Hispaniolan eyespot sphaero or difficult least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . It is endemic to Hispaniola.[2] Sphaerodactylus difficilis has horizontal stripes on its body except for its head and neck when it is young, and brown spots appear on its back when it becomes an adult.[3]
References
- ↑ Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S.; Hedges, B. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus difficilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178201A71743583.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178201/71743583. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Sphaerodactylus difficilis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ↑ Grant, C. (1952). Sexual and growth changes in the pattern of the gecko Sphaerodactylus difficilis. Copeia, 1952(3), 187–188.
Wikidata ☰ Q3493124 entry
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