Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. grandisquamis
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| Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis Stejneger, 1904
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The big-scaled dwarf gecko, big-scaled least gecko, or cotton ginner (Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.[1][2] Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis was formerly a subspecies of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis but was elevated to full species status using a combination of molecular and morphological data.[2] Sphaerodactylus g. phoberus is no longer considered valid and was synonymized with S. g. grandiquamis.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Daza, J.D.; Pinto, B.J.; Thomas, R.; Herrera-Martinez, A.; Scantlebury, D.P.; Padilla García, L.F.; Balaraman, R.P.; Perry, G.; Gamble, T. (2019). "The sprightly little sphaerodactyl: Systematics and biogeography of the Puerto Rican dwarf geckos Sphaerodactylus (Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota)". Zootaxa. 4712 (2): 151–201. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.1. PMID 32230683.