Sphaerodactylus difficilis

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Sphaerodactylus difficilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. difficilis
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus difficilis
Barbour, 1914

Sphaerodactylus difficilis, also known as the Hispaniolan eyespot sphaero or difficult least gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . It is endemic to Hispaniola.[2] Sphaerodactylus difficilis has horizontal stripes on its body except for its head and neck when it is young, and brown spots appear on its back when it becomes an adult.[3]

References

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  2. ^ Sphaerodactylus difficilis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Grant, C. (1952). Sexual and growth changes in the pattern of the gecko Sphaerodactylus difficilis. Copeia, 1952(3), 187–188.

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