Biology:Sphaerodactylus inigoi
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Short description: Species of lizard
Sphaerodactylus inigoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. inigoi
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus inigoi Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
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The Isla Vieques dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus inigoi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is endemic to Vieques and western Culebra in Puerto Rico.[1][2] Sphaerodactylus inigoi was previously considered a subspecies of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis was but was elevated to full species status based on morphological and molecular data.[2]
References
- ↑ Sphaerodactylus inigoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daza, J.D.; Pinto, B.J.; Thomas, R.; Herrera-Martinez, A.; Scantlebury, D.P.; Padilla García, L.F.; Balaraman, R.P.; Perry, G. et al. (2019). "The sprightly little sphaerodactyl: Systematics and biogeography of the Puerto Rican dwarf geckos Sphaerodactylus (Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota)". Zootaxa 4712 (2): 151–201. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.1. PMID 32230683.
Wikidata ☰ Q96406182 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerodactylus inigoi.
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