Ocellated gecko
Ocellated gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Lacertilia |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
Species: | S. argus |
Binomial name | |
Sphaerodactylus argus Gosse, 1850[1] | |
The ocellated gecko, Sphaerodactylus argus, is a species of gecko found in the Caribbean.
Geographic range
This type of gecko is native only to Tobago and is mainly found in Main Ridge Forest Reserve.[2] It is also found in Cuba and Hispaniola. Ocellated geckos can be found in the Florida Keys, where they have well-established populations, though they were not native there.
Habitat
Sphaerodactylus argus is a climbing species, and it can also be seen in buildings.
Diet
The ocellated gecko feeds on insects and other small invertebrates.
References
- ↑ Gosse, P. 1850. Description of a new genus and six new species of saurian reptiles. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2) 6: 344-348.
- ↑ Schwartz, Albert and Richard Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. p. 144.
- Sphaerodactylus argus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Sphaerodactylus+argus
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