Sphaerodactylus elegantulus

Antigua least gecko
1921 illustration of specimen found on Antigua.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: S. elegantulus
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus elegantulus
Barbour, 1917

Sphaerodactylus elegantulus, the Antigua least gecko, 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.


References

  • 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

External identifiers for Antigua Least Gecko
Encyclopedia of Life 1055340


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