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2 unusual facts about Desecheo Island


Monito gecko

When first described, the Monito gecko was thought to be closely related to either the Mona dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus monensis), an endemic of the island of Mona located approximately 5 km southeast of Monito or to the Desecheo dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus levinsi) an endemic of the island of Desecheo.

Starksia melasma

Starksia melasma, the Black spot blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny known only from reefs around Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.



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