Neiba agave sphaero | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. schuberti
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus schuberti |
The Neiba agave sphaero (Sphaerodactylus schuberti), also known commonly as the Neiba agave geckolet [2] and Schubert's least gecko, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic. [2]
The specific name, schuberti, is in honor of German zoologist Andreas Schubert. [3]
The preferred habitat of S. schuberti is in dead agaves in xeric forest at an altitude of 273 m (896 ft). [1] [4]
S. schuberti is oviparous. [2]