Antigua least gecko
The Antigua least gecko (Sphaerodactylus elegantulus) is a gecko endemic to the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles, where it is found on both main islands.
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| 1921 illustration of specimen found on Antigua. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. elegantulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerodactylus elegantulus Barbour, 1917 | |
References
- Daltry, J.C. & Powell, R. 2016. Sphaerodactylus elegantulus (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605430A115487628. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605430A75607739.en. Downloaded on 28 February 2019.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 70–71, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
Media related to Sphaerodactylus elegantulus at Wikimedia Commons- Reptile Database: Sphaerodactylus elegantulus
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