Sphaerodactylus parthenopion

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Sphaerodactylus parthenopion

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species: Sphaerodactylus parthenopion

Name[edit]

Sphaerodactylus parthenopion Thomas, 1965

Type locality: Hillside above Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands.

Holotype: MCZ 77211 (original number ASFS V3734), an adult female, collected on hillside above Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, on 12 August 1964, by Richard Thomas.

Paratypes: ASFS V3658-59, ca. 0.5 mi. N Pond Bay, 10 August 1964, R. Thomas; ASFS V3664, Pond Bay, 10 August 1964, R. Thomas; ASFS V3681, between Little Dix Bay and Savana Bay, 11 August 1964, R. Thomas; AMNH 92821, ca. 0.5 mi. N Pond Bay, 11 August 1964, R. Thomas; AMNH 92822-24, hillside above Pond Bay, 12 August 1964, R. Thomas; MCZ 77212-14, ca. 0.5 mi. N Pond Bay, 13 August 1964, R. Thomas; KU 79852-53, between Little Dix Bay and Savana Bay, 15 August 1964, David C. Leber and R. Thomas; KU 79854, SW slope of Gorda Peak, ca. 500', 16 August 1964, R. Thomas. All above localities are on the island of Virgin Gorda.

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero