Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis

The big-scaled dwarf gecko, big-scaled least gecko, or cotton ginner (Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.[1][2] Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis was formerly a subspecies of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis but was elevated to full species status using a combination of molecular and morphological data.[2] Sphaerodactylus g. phoberus is no longer considered valid and was synonymized with S. g. grandiquamis.[2]

Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Sphaerodactylus
Species:
S. grandisquamis
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis
Stejneger, 1904
Subspecies
  • S. g. ateles - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
  • S. g. grandisquamis - Stejneger, 1904
  • S. g. guarionex - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
  • S. g. mimetes - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
  • S. g. phoberus (see text) - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
  • S. g. spanius - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966
  • S. g. stibarus - Thomas & Schwartz 1966

References
  1. Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2020.
  2. Daza, J.D.; Pinto, B.J.; Thomas, R.; Herrera-Martinez, A.; Scantlebury, D.P.; Padilla García, L.F.; Balaraman, R.P.; Perry, G.; Gamble, T. (2019). "The sprightly little sphaerodactyl: Systematics and biogeography of the Puerto Rican dwarf geckos Sphaerodactylus (Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota)". Zootaxa. 4712: 151–201. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.1. PMID 32230683.
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