Armstrong's least gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. armstrongi
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus armstrongi |
Armstrong's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus armstrongi), also known commonly as the southern forest geckolet, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
The specific name, armstrongi, is in honor of Lorenzo D. Armstrong, a patron of the American Museum of Natural History who financed the 1932 expedition on which the holotype was collected. [2]
S. armstrongi is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of S. armstrongi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,800 m (5,900 ft). [1]
S. armstrongi is oviparous. [3]