| Sphaerodactylus dommeli Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerodactylus |
| Species: | †S. dommeli |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sphaerodactylus dommeli Bohme 1984 | |
Sphaerodactylus dommeli is an extinct species of gecko that inhabited the Dominican Republic during the Miocene epoch. [1]
The holotype (ZFMK 66238) is a well-preserved specimen embedded in Dominican amber from La Toca mine, El Mamey Formation, which dates back to the Burdigalian/Langhian periods of the Miocene (20.44–13.82 million years ago). [2]
Along S. ciguapa, it is part of the oldest known representatives of the genus Sphaerodactylus in the fossil record, and the specimen represents one of the best-preserved fossils of the infraorder Gekkota. [3] [4]
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