Sphaerodactylus underwoodi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. underwoodi
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus underwoodi Schwartz, 1968
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Sphaerodactylus underwoodi, also known commonly as Underwood's least gecko or the Turks Islands geckolet, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grand Turk Island.[2]
The specific name, underwoodi, is in honor of British herpetologist Garth Leon Underwood.[3]