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Island Least Gecko

Sphaerodactylus sputator

Classification

The island least gecko (Sphaerodactylus sputator) is a species of lizard belonging to the family Sphaerodactylidae, the least geckos or sphaeros. This gecko is endemic to the northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Taxonomy The island least gecko was first formally described in 1784 as Lacerta sputator by the Swedish naturalist Anders Sparrman with its type locality given as Sint Eustatius.

Distribution

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