Species

Sphaerodactylus microlepis

Sphaerodactylus microlepis · described by REINHARDT & LÜTKEN 1862

Sphaerodactylus argivus, a close relative of Sphaerodactylus microlepis

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 microlepis
First described
REINHARDT & LÜTKEN 1862
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Sphaerodactylidae
Genus
Sphaerodactylus
Subspecies
  • Sphaerodactylus microlepis thomasi SCHWARTZ 1965
  • Sphaerodactylus microlepis microlepis REINHARDT & LÜTKEN 1862

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

Where it sits on the tree