Peninsula least gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. clenchi
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus clenchi
Shreve, 1968
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The peninsula least gecko (Sphaerodactylus clenchi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic. [2]
The specific name, clenchi, is in honor of American malacologist William James "Bill" Clench, [3] who collected the holotype. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. clenchi is forest, at elevations from sea level to 305 m (1,001 ft). [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Peninsula least gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. clenchi
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus clenchi
Shreve, 1968
|
The peninsula least gecko (Sphaerodactylus clenchi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic. [2]
The specific name, clenchi, is in honor of American malacologist William James "Bill" Clench, [3] who collected the holotype. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. clenchi is forest, at elevations from sea level to 305 m (1,001 ft). [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]