Sphaerodactylus parkeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. parkeri
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus parkeri (Grant, 1939)
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Sphaerodactylus parkeri, also known commonly as Parker's least gecko or the southern Jamaica banded sphaero, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica.[2]
The specific name, parkeri, is in honor of English herpetologist Hampton Wildman Parker.[3]
The preferred habitat of S. parkeri is forest at altitudes of 0–230 m (0–755 ft).[1]