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Sphaerodactylus plummeri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Scientific name
  
Sphaerodactylus plummeri

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Sauria

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sphaerodactylus elegantulus, Little‑scaled least gecko, Saba least gecko

Sphaerodactylus plummeri is a species of Sphaerodactylus, a very small gecko found in the Dominican Republic. It was first described in 1992 and named after one of the collectors.

Etymology

The specific name, plummeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Michael V. Plummer (born 1945).

References

Sphaerodactylus plummeri Wikipedia