Sphaerodactylus
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Sphaerodactylus is a genus of geckos from the Americas[1] that are distinguished from other Gekkota by their small size, by their round, rather than vertical, eye pupils, and by each digit terminating in a single, round adhesive pad or scale, from which their name (Sphaero = round, dactylus = finger) is derived. All species in this genus are rather small, but two species, S. ariasae and S. parthenopion, are tiny, and – with a snout-vent length of about Template:Convert – the smallest reptiles in the world.[2]
Fossil record
Fossil remains referred to Sphaerodactylus have been recovered from Dominican amber.[3]
Species
The following 108 species are recognized as being valid.[4]
- Sphaerodactylus alphus McCranie & Hedges, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Guanaja large-scaled geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus altavelensis Noble, 1933Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Alto Velo least gecko, Alto Velo sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus argivus Garman, 1888Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Cayman least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus argus Gosse, 1850Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - ocellated gecko, ocellated sphaero, stippled sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus ariasae Hedges & Thomas, 2001Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Jaragua sphaero, Jaragua dwarf gecko
- Sphaerodactylus armasi Schwartz & Garrido, 1974Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Guantanamo least gecko, Guantanamo coastal gecko
- Sphaerodactylus armstrongi Noble, 1933Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Armstrong's least gecko, southern forest geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus asterulus Schwartz & Graham, 1980Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Haitian least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus beattyi Grant, 1937Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Saint Croix's sphaero, Beatty's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus becki Schmidt, 1919Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Beck's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum G. Peters & Schwartz, 1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - El Yunque least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus caicosensis Cochran, 1934Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Caicos banded sphaero, Caicos least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus callocricus Schwartz, 1976Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - rough-banded sphaero, callous least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus celicara Garrido & Schwartz, 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Baracoan eyespot sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus cinereus Wagler, 1830Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - gray gecko
- Sphaerodactylus clenchi Shreve, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - peninsula least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus cochranae Ruibal, 1946Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Cochran's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus continentalis F. Werner, 1896Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - upper Central American geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus copei Steindachner, 1867Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Cope's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus corticola Garman, 1888Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - central Bahamas sphaero, Rum Cay least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus cricoderus Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Turquino collared sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus cryphius Thomas & Schwartz, 1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Bakoruco least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus dacnicolor Barbour, 1910Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Jamaican tailspot sphaero, eastern Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni Shreve, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Darlington's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus difficilis Barbour, 1914Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Hispaniolan eyespot sphaero, difficult least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus Fong & Díaz, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Santiago de Cuba geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus docimus Schwartz & Garrido, 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Cabo Cruz banded sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus dunni Schmidt, 1936Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Dunn's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus Thomas, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Marche Leon least gecko, snout-shield sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus elegans Macleay, 1834Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - ashy gecko
- Sphaerodactylus elegantulus Barbour, 1917Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Antigua least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus epiurus Thomas & Hedges, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus exsul Barbour, 1914Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Swan Islands geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus fantasticus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - fantastic least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus gaigeae Grant, 1932Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". -chevronated sphaero, Gaige's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques Cope, 1862Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Jamaican collared sphaero, Jamaican least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus glaucus Cope, 1866Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - collared dwarf gecko, least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus Cope, 1895Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Jamaican forest sphaero, Cakoarita least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis Stejneger, 1904Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - big-scaled least gecko, big-scaled dwarf gecko, cotton ginner
- Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus Harris & Kluge, 1984Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Costa Rica least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus guanajae McCranie & Hedges, 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Guanaja head-spotted geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus heliconiae Harris, 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Sphaerodactylus homolepis Cope, 1886Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Caribbean least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus inaguae Noble, 1932Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[5] - Inagua sphaero, Inagua least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus inigoi Thomas & Schwartz, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Isla Vieques dwarf gecko
- Sphaerodactylus intermedius Barbour & Ramsden, 1919Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Mantanzas least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus kirbyi Lazell, 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Bequia dwarf gecko, Bequia sphaero, Grenadines sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus klauberi Grant, 1931Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Klauber's dwarf gecko, Klauber's least gecko, Puerto Rican highland sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus ladae Thomas & Hedges, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Martin Garcia least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus lazelli Shreve, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Cap-Haitien least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi McCranie & Hedges, 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Sphaerodactylus leucaster Schwartz, 1973Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - eastern least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus levinsi Heatwole, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Desecheo gecko, Isla Desecheo least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus lineolatus Lichtenstein & von Martens, 1856Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Panama least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Günther, 1859Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - big-scaled least gecko, big-scaled dwarf gecko, cotton ginner
- Sphaerodactylus mariguanae Cochran, 1934Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - southern Bahamas sphaero, Mayaguana least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus microlepis J.T. Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - little-scaled least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Schwartz, 1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Monito gecko
- Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus Hallowell, 1861Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - spotted least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus molei Boettger, 1894Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Tobago least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus monensis Meerwarth, 1901Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Mona least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus nicholsi Grant, 1931Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Nichols least gecko, Nichol's dwarf sphaero, Puerto Rican crescent sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus Gray, 1845Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - black-spotted least gecko, three-banded sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus notatus Baird, 1859Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - reef gecko, brown-speckled sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus nycteropus Thomas & Schwartz, 1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Morne Dubois least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus ocoae Schwartz, 1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Peravia least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus oliveri Grant, 1944Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Juventud least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus omoglaux Thomas, 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Fond Parisien least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus Gosse, 1850Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus pacificus Stejneger, 1903Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Pacific least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus parkeri (Grant, 1939)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Parker's least gecko, southern Jamaica banded sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus parthenopion Thomas, 1965Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero, Virgin Gorda least gecko, Virgin Islands dwarf gecko
- Sphaerodactylus parvus King, 1962Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Anguilla Bank geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius Thomas & Hedges, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Dominican least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus Thomas, 1964Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Les Saintes geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus pimienta Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - pepper sphaero, Cuban pepper sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus plummeri Thomas & Hedges, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Barahona big-scaled sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus poindexteri McCranie & Hedges, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Utila small-scaled geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni Ruibal, 1959Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Ramsden's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus randi Shreve, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Pedernales least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus Schwartz, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - two-striped sphaero, Vallede Neiba least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus richardi Hedges & Garrido, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Richard's banded sphaero, Zapata big-scaled sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus richardsonii Gray, 1845Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Richardson's least gecko, northern Jamaica banded sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus roosevelti Grant, 1931Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Roosevelt's beige sphaero, Roosevelt's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus rosaurae Parker, 1940Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Bay Island least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus ruibali Grant, 1959Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Ruibal's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus sabanus Cochran, 1938Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Saba least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus samanensis Cochran, 1932Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Samana least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus savagei Shreve, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Altagracia speckled sphaero, Savage's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus scaber Barbour & Ramsden, 1919Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - double-collared sphaero, Camaguey least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus scapularis Boulenger, 1902Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Boulenger's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus schuberti Thomas & Hedges, 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Neiba agave geckolet, Neiba agave sphaero, Schubert's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus schwartzi Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Guantanamo collared sphaero, Monitongas collared geckolet, Schwartz's dwarf gecko
- Sphaerodactylus semasiops Thomas, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Cockpit eyespot sphaero, Cockpit least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus shrevei Lazell, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Shreve's least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus siboney Fong & Diaz, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Siboney gray-headed geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus sommeri Graham, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - TerreNueve least gecko, Terre-Neuve least gecko, northwest Haitian banded geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus sputator (Sparrman, 1784)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - island least gecko
- Sphaerodactylus storeyae Grant, 1944Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Isle of Pines sphaero, Los Canarreos sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus streptophorus Thomas & Schwartz, 1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Hispaniola least gecko, Hispaniolan small-eared sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus thompsoni Schwartz & Franz, 1976Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Thompson's least gecko, Barahona limestone sphaero
- Sphaerodactylus torrei Barbour, 1914Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Barbour's least gecko, Cuban broad-banded geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus townsendi Grant, 1931Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Townsend's least gecko, Townsend's dwarf sphaero, Puerto Rican sandy geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus underwoodi Schwartz, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Underwood's least gecko, Turks Islands geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus verdeluzicola Díaz-Lameiro, Villamil, Gamble, Pinto, Herrera-Martínez, Thomas, Bernstein, Titus-McQuillan, Nielsen, Agosto-Torres, Puente-Rolón, Bird-Picó, Oleksyk, Martínez-Cruzado & Daza, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Puerto Rican karst gecko
- Sphaerodactylus vincenti Boulenger, 1891Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Vincent's least gecko, Central Lesser Antillean sphaero, Windward geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus williamsi Thomas & Schwartz, 1983Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Williams's least gecko, Haitian striped geckolet
- Sphaerodactylus zygaena Schwartz, 1977Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Dame-Marie least gecko, Tiburon coastal geckolet
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Sphaerodactylus.
References
Further reading
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Sphaerodactylus, pp. 142–164).
- Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Sphaerodactylus, new genus, p. 143). (in German and Latin).
External links
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- ↑ Gamble T, Bauer AM, Colli GR, Greenbaum E, Jackman TR, Vitt LJ, Simons AM (2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24: 231–244.
- ↑ Pennsylvania State University (2001). World's Smallest Lizard Discovered in the Caribbean Template:Webarchive. Accessed 26 January 2009.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Genus Sphaerodactylus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Noble GK, Klingel GC (1932). "The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies". American Museum Novitates (549): 1–25. [1] [2]