Species

Sphaerodactylus homolepis

Sphaerodactylus homolepis · described by COPE 1886

Sphaerodactylus argivus, a close relative of Sphaerodactylus homolepis

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 homolepis
First described
COPE 1886
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Sphaerodactylidae
Genus
Sphaerodactylus

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

Where it sits on the tree