Monito gecko – (HERP-lizard) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Monito gecko

Species name: Sphaerodactylus micropithecus

Animal type: HERP

Subcategory: lizard

 

Fact:

All animals and plants are given a species name based on a technical term in biological taxnomy. The species name consists of two words and is based on Latin.

Latin-species-two-word-chart

The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs and  the second part identifies the species within the genus. In this animals case it is: Sphaerodactylus micropithecus