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The fantastic least gecko (''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus'') is a species of gecko found in the Caribbean, on the islands of Dominica, Montserrat, and the Guadeloupe archipelago. Nine subspecies have been described, each of which has a very restricted range and varies in coloration and other physical characteristics. On Dominica, the distribution of the subspecies ''S. fantasticus fuga'' is limited to the western coast (Malhotra and Thorpe 1999). These dwarf geckos have recently been found to be genetically similar to one population on Guadeloupe, suggesting that they are recent colonizers of Dominica (Malhotra and Thorpe 1999; Thorpe et al. 2008). ==Subspecies== *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus fantasticus'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus anidrotus'' Thomas, 1965 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus fuga'' Thomas, 1965 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus hippomanes'' Thomas, 1965 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus karukera'' Thomas, 1965 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus ligniservulus'' King, 1962 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus orescius'' Thomas, 1965 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus phyzacinus'' Thomas, 1965 *''Sphaerodactylus fantasticus tartaropylorus'' Thomas, 1965〔 Schwartz, Albert and Richard Thomas. 1975. ''A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles''. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. pp. 150-151.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fantastic least gecko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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