"Ocellated gecko" redirects here. For the African species also called ocellated gecko, see Pachydactylus geitje.
Sphaerodactylus argus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Family:
Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:
Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. argus
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus argus
Gosse, 1850[2]
Sphaerodactylus argus, also known commonly as the ocellated gecko, the ocellated sphaero, and the stippled sphaero, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae native to the Caribbean and surrounding regions. There are two recognized subspecies.
^Caicedo, J.R.; Lee, J.; Mandujano, R.C.; Wilson, B.S.; Hedges, S.B.; Fong, A. (2017). "Sphaerodactylus argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T198439A2526550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T198439A2526550.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^Gosse PH (1850). "Description of a new genus and six new species of Saurian Reptiles". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Second Series6: 344-348. ("Sphærodactylus Argus ", new species, p. 347).
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