Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis

The big-scaled dwarf gecko, big-scaled least gecko, or cotton ginner (Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.^[1][2] Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis was formerly a subspecies of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis but was elevated to full species status using a combination of molecular and morphological data.^[2] Sphaerodactylus g. phoberus is no longer considered valid and was synonymized with S. g. grandiquamis.^[2]

Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Sphaerodactylus
Species:	S. grandisquamis
Binomial name
Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis Stejneger, 1904
Subspecies
S. g. ateles - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966 S. g. grandisquamis - Stejneger, 1904 S. g. guarionex - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966 S. g. mimetes - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966 S. g. phoberus (see text) - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966 S. g. spanius - Thomas & Schwartz, 1966 S. g. stibarus - Thomas & Schwartz 1966