Saba least gecko
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Saba least gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. sabanus
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus sabanus Cochrane, 1938
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The Saba least gecko (Sphaerodactylus sabanus) is a gecko endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, where it can be found on Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
Both sexes reach a maximum length of about 30 mm snout-to-vent. Its dorsal color is brown, and its head is tinted orange. Its ventral surface ranges from white to light brown, with a white or yellow throat. Its head is marked with dark stripes that extend from its snout that may break up into spots. It has a dark (or dark-bordered) spot on the back of its head, and its body and tail are usually covered with rows of paler, smaller spots.
References
- ^ Powell, R.; Henderson, R.W. (2016). "Sphaerodactylus sabanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T75605877A75607909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605877A75607909.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 62, 65–66, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
- Media related to Sphaerodactylus sabanus at Wikimedia Commons
- Sphaerodactylus sabanus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Sphaerodactylus sabanus at the Reptile Database
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