Sphaerodactylus kirbyi, commonly known as the Bequia dwarf gecko, the Bequia sphaero, or the Grenadines sphaero,[1] is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Bequia, an island in the Grenadines that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | S. kirbyi
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| Sphaerodactylus kirbyi Lazell, 1994
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Etymology
editThe specific name, kirbyi, is in honor of Dr. Ian Earle Ayrton Kirby (1921–2006), who was a government veterinarian and naturalist on St. Vincent.[2]
Description
editS. kirbyi reaches a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.98 in). It is gray-brown, occasionally with a yellowish tint on its chin, throat, and the sides of its neck. The underside of its tail is mottled with orange. It has irregular small blotches on its body, and faded stripes on its head. A gray inverse V-shape extends from its hind limbs to the base of its tail.[citation needed]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Henderson RW; Powell R (2017) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Sphaerodactylus kirbyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T194266A115333701. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T194266A8889605.en.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphaerodactylus kirbyi, p. 142).
- ^ Species Sphaerodactylus kirbyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Hite, Jessica L.; Steinberg, David S.; Powell, Robert (2008). "Sphaerodactylus kirbyi ". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (852): 1–2.
- Lazell J (1994). "A New Sphaerodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Bequia, Grenada Bank, Lesser Antilles". Breviora (496): 1–20. (Sphaerodactylus kirbyi, new species).
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. London: Macmillan Education Ltd. p. 104. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Sphaerodactylus kirbyi, p. 112). (in German).
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