Sphaerodactylus richardsonii, also known commonly as Richardson's least gecko or the northern Jamaica banded sphaero, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae.
[2] The specific name, richardsonii, is in honor of Scottish naturalist John Richardson.
[3] The subspecific name, gossei, is in honor of English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse.
[2] The preferred habitats of S. richardsonii are forest and shrubland.
All the dorsal scales are large, keeled, and imbricate (overlapping).