Species

Sphaerodactylus difficilis

Sphaerodactylus difficilis · described by BARBOUR 1914

Sphaerodactylus argivus, a close relative of Sphaerodactylus difficilis

Pictured: Sphaerodactylus argivus, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Artist's reconstruction.

Photo: Thomas Barbour, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Sphaerodactylus difficilis
First described
BARBOUR 1914
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Sphaerodactylidae
Genus
Sphaerodactylus
Subspecies
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis anthracomus SCHWARTZ 1983
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis difficilis BARBOUR 1914
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis diolenius SCHWARTZ 1983
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis euopter SCHWARTZ 1983
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis lycauges SCHWARTZ 1983
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis peratus SCHWARTZ 1983
  • Sphaerodactylus difficilis typhlopous SCHWARTZ 1983

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree