What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Little-scaled Least Gecko been recorded?

Sphaerodactylus microlepis occurrence evidence comes from 8 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1974 to 1998. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.

Little-scaled Least Gecko
Little-scaled Least Gecko — Photo (display-sized rendition): Thomas Barbour · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
SquamataSphaerodactylidaeSphaerodactylus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

8 records across 2 countries and territories, 1974–1998.

Sphaerodactylus microlepis · GBIF taxon key 2445409

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.

2 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Little-scaled Least Gecko has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Little-scaled Least Gecko. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
US Virgin Islands 6
British Virgin Islands 2

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Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.