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Sphaerodactylus inigoi

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Species of lizard

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
Thomas & Schwartz, 1966

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. Sphaerodactylus inigoi was previously considered a subspecies of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis was but was elevated to full species status based on morphological and molecular data.

References

  1. Sphaerodactylus inigoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerodactylus inigoi
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