The Isla Vieques dwarf gecko (''Sphaerodactylus inigoi'') is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the family
Sphaerodactylidae. It is
endemic to
Vieques and western
Culebra in
Puerto Rico.
''Sphaerodactylus inigoi'' was previously considered a subspecies of ''
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis'' was but was elevated to full species status based on morphological and molecular data.
References
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Sphaerodactylus
Reptiles of Puerto Rico
Endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
Reptiles described in 1966
Taxa named by Richard Thomas (herpetologist)
Taxa named by Albert Schwartz (zoologist)