Sphaerodactylus parthenopion

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Sphaerodactylus parthenopion Thomas, 1965

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

Thomas, R. & Schwartz, A. 1966. Sphaerodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the greater Puerto Rico region. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences Series 10(6): 193–260. PDF.
Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28–153. Reference page.

Platenberg, R. 2016. IUCN: Sphaerodactylus parthenopion (Endangered) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75605613A115489476. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75605613A75607854.en. Accessed on 18 May 2026.