Species

Sphaerodactylus richardsoni

Sphaerodactylus richardsoni · described by GRAY 1845

Sphaerodactylus argivus, a close relative of Sphaerodactylus richardsoni

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 richardsoni
First described
GRAY 1845
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Sphaerodactylidae
Genus
Sphaerodactylus
Subspecies
  • Sphaerodactylus richardsoni gossei GRANT 1939
  • Sphaerodactylus richardsoni richardsoni GRAY 1845

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

Where it sits on the tree