Sphaerodactylus inigoi

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]

Sphaerodactylus inigoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. inigoi
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus inigoi

References

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  1. ^ Sphaerodactylus inigoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Daza, J.D.; Pinto, B.J.; Thomas, R.; Herrera-Martinez, A.; Scantlebury, D.P.; Padilla García, L.F.; Balaraman, R.P.; Perry, G.; Gamble, T. (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.