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Sphaerodactylus

February 10, 2024

Sphaerodactylus is a genus of geckos from the Americas[2] 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 1.6 cm (0.63 in) – the smallest reptiles in the world.[3]

Fossil record edit

Fossil remains referred to Sphaerodactylus have been recovered from Dominican amber.[4]

Species edit

The following 108 species are recognized as being valid.[5]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Sphaerodactylus.

References edit

  1. ^ "Sphaerodactylus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Pennsylvania State University (2001). World's Smallest Lizard Discovered in the Caribbean 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 26 January 2009.
  4. ^ Poinar, George O.; Poinar, Roberta (1999). The Amber Forest: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-05728-6.
  5. ^ Genus Sphaerodactylus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  6. ^ Noble GK, Klingel GC (1932). "The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies". American Museum Novitates (549): 1–25. [1] [2]

Further reading edit

  • 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 edit

  •   Media related to Sphaerodactylus at Wikimedia Commons

February 10, 2024
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Sphaerodactylus is a genus of geckos from the Americas 2 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 1 6 cm 0 63 in the smallest reptiles in the world 3 SphaerodactylusSphaerodactylus macrolepisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily SphaerodactylidaeGenus SphaerodactylusWagler 1830 1 Contents 1 Fossil record 2 Species 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksFossil record editFossil remains referred to Sphaerodactylus have been recovered from Dominican amber 4 Species editThe following 108 species are recognized as being valid 5 Sphaerodactylus alphus McCranie amp Hedges 2013 Guanaja large scaled geckolet Sphaerodactylus altavelensis Noble 1933 Alto Velo least gecko Alto Velo sphaero Sphaerodactylus argivus Garman 1888 Cayman least gecko Sphaerodactylus argus Gosse 1850 ocellated gecko ocellated sphaero stippled sphaero Sphaerodactylus ariasae Hedges amp Thomas 2001 Jaragua sphaero Jaragua dwarf gecko Sphaerodactylus armasi Schwartz amp Garrido 1974 Guantanamo least gecko Guantanamo coastal gecko Sphaerodactylus armstrongi Noble 1933 Armstrong s least gecko southern forest geckolet Sphaerodactylus asterulus Schwartz amp Graham 1980 Haitian least gecko Sphaerodactylus beattyi Grant 1937 Saint Croix s sphaero Beatty s least gecko Sphaerodactylus becki Schmidt 1919 Beck s least gecko Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum G Peters amp Schwartz 1977 El Yunque least gecko Sphaerodactylus caicosensis Cochran 1934 Caicos banded sphaero Caicos least gecko Sphaerodactylus callocricus Schwartz 1976 rough banded sphaero callous least gecko Sphaerodactylus celicara Garrido amp Schwartz 1982 Baracoan eyespot sphaero Sphaerodactylus cinereus Wagler 1830 gray gecko Sphaerodactylus clenchi Shreve 1968 peninsula least gecko Sphaerodactylus cochranae Ruibal 1946 Cochran s least gecko Sphaerodactylus continentalis F Werner 1896 upper Central American geckolet Sphaerodactylus copei Steindachner 1867 Cope s least gecko Sphaerodactylus corticola Garman 1888 central Bahamas sphaero Rum Cay least gecko Sphaerodactylus cricoderus Thomas Hedges amp Garrido 1992 Turquino collared sphaero Sphaerodactylus cryphius Thomas amp Schwartz 1977 Bakoruco least gecko Sphaerodactylus dacnicolor Barbour 1910 Jamaican tailspot sphaero eastern Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni Shreve 1968 Darlington s least gecko Sphaerodactylus difficilis Barbour 1914 Hispaniolan eyespot sphaero difficult least gecko Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus Fong amp Diaz 2004 Santiago de Cuba geckolet Sphaerodactylus docimus Schwartz amp Garrido 1985 Cabo Cruz banded sphaero Sphaerodactylus dunni Schmidt 1936 Dunn s least gecko Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus Thomas 1966 Marche Leon least gecko snout shield sphaero Sphaerodactylus elegans Macleay 1834 ashy gecko Sphaerodactylus elegantulus Barbour 1917 Antigua least gecko Sphaerodactylus epiurus Thomas amp Hedges 1993 Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero Sphaerodactylus exsul Barbour 1914 Swan Islands geckolet Sphaerodactylus fantasticus A M C Dumeril amp Bibron 1836 fantastic least gecko Sphaerodactylus gaigeae Grant 1932 chevronated sphaero Gaige s least gecko Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques Cope 1862 Jamaican collared sphaero Jamaican least gecko Sphaerodactylus glaucus Cope 1866 collared dwarf gecko least gecko Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus Cope 1895 Jamaican forest sphaero Cakoarita least gecko Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis Stejneger 1904 big scaled least gecko big scaled dwarf gecko cotton ginner Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus Harris amp Kluge 1984 Costa Rica least gecko Sphaerodactylus guanajae McCranie amp Hedges 2012 Guanaja head spotted geckolet Sphaerodactylus heliconiae Harris 1982 Sphaerodactylus homolepis Cope 1886 Caribbean least gecko Sphaerodactylus inaguae Noble 1932 6 Inagua sphaero Inagua least gecko Sphaerodactylus inigoi Thomas amp Schwartz 1966 Isla Vieques dwarf gecko Sphaerodactylus intermedius Barbour amp Ramsden 1919 Mantanzas least gecko Sphaerodactylus kirbyi Lazell 1994 Bequia dwarf gecko Bequia sphaero Grenadines sphaero Sphaerodactylus klauberi Grant 1931 Klauber s dwarf gecko Klauber s least gecko Puerto Rican highland sphaero Sphaerodactylus ladae Thomas amp Hedges 1988 Martin Garcia least gecko Sphaerodactylus lazelli Shreve 1968 Cap Haitien least gecko Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi McCranie amp Hedges 2012 Sphaerodactylus leucaster Schwartz 1973 eastern least gecko Sphaerodactylus levinsi Heatwole 1968 Desecheo gecko Isla Desecheo least gecko Sphaerodactylus lineolatus Lichtenstein amp von Martens 1856 Panama least gecko Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Gunther 1859 big scaled least gecko big scaled dwarf gecko cotton ginner Sphaerodactylus mariguanae Cochran 1934 southern Bahamas sphaero Mayaguana least gecko Sphaerodactylus microlepis J T Reinhardt amp Lutken 1862 little scaled least gecko Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Schwartz 1977 Monito gecko Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus Hallowell 1861 spotted least gecko Sphaerodactylus molei Boettger 1894 Tobago least gecko Sphaerodactylus monensis Meerwarth 1901 Mona least gecko Sphaerodactylus nicholsi Grant 1931 Nichols least gecko Nichol s dwarf sphaero Puerto Rican crescent sphaero Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus Gray 1845 black spotted least gecko three banded sphaero Sphaerodactylus notatus Baird 1859 reef gecko brown speckled sphaero Sphaerodactylus nycteropus Thomas amp Schwartz 1977 Morne Dubois least gecko Sphaerodactylus ocoae Schwartz 1977 Peravia least gecko Sphaerodactylus oliveri Grant 1944 Juventud least gecko Sphaerodactylus omoglaux Thomas 1982 Fond Parisien least gecko Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus Gosse 1850 Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero Sphaerodactylus pacificus Stejneger 1903 Pacific least gecko Sphaerodactylus parkeri Grant 1939 Parker s least gecko southern Jamaica banded sphaero Sphaerodactylus parthenopion Thomas 1965 Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero Virgin Gorda least gecko Virgin Islands dwarf gecko Sphaerodactylus parvus King 1962 Anguilla Bank geckolet Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius Thomas amp Hedges 1988 Dominican least gecko Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus Thomas 1964 Les Saintes geckolet Sphaerodactylus pimienta Thomas Hedges amp Garrido 1998 pepper sphaero Cuban pepper sphaero Sphaerodactylus plummeri Thomas amp Hedges 1992 Barahona big scaled sphaero Sphaerodactylus poindexteri McCranie amp Hedges 2013 Utila small scaled geckolet Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni Ruibal 1959 Ramsden s least gecko Sphaerodactylus randi Shreve 1968 Pedernales least gecko Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus Schwartz 1970 two striped sphaero Vallede Neiba least gecko Sphaerodactylus richardi Hedges amp Garrido 1993 Richard s banded sphaero Zapata big scaled sphaero Sphaerodactylus richardsonii Gray 1845 Richardson s least gecko northern Jamaica banded sphaero Sphaerodactylus roosevelti Grant 1931 Roosevelt s beige sphaero Roosevelt s least gecko Sphaerodactylus rosaurae Parker 1940 Bay Island least gecko Sphaerodactylus ruibali Grant 1959 Ruibal s least gecko Sphaerodactylus sabanus Cochran 1938 Saba least gecko Sphaerodactylus samanensis Cochran 1932 Samana least gecko Sphaerodactylus savagei Shreve 1968 Altagracia speckled sphaero Savage s least gecko Sphaerodactylus scaber Barbour amp Ramsden 1919 double collared sphaero Camaguey least gecko Sphaerodactylus scapularis Boulenger 1902 Boulenger s least gecko Sphaerodactylus schuberti Thomas amp Hedges 1998 Neiba agave geckolet Neiba agave sphaero Schubert s least gecko Sphaerodactylus schwartzi Thomas Hedges amp Garrido 1992 Guantanamo collared sphaero Monitongas collared geckolet Schwartz s dwarf gecko Sphaerodactylus semasiops Thomas 1975 Cockpit eyespot sphaero Cockpit least gecko Sphaerodactylus shrevei Lazell 1961 Shreve s least gecko Sphaerodactylus siboney Fong amp Diaz 2004 Siboney gray headed geckolet Sphaerodactylus sommeri Graham 1981 TerreNueve least gecko Terre Neuve least gecko northwest Haitian banded geckolet Sphaerodactylus sputator Sparrman 1784 island least gecko Sphaerodactylus storeyae Grant 1944 Isle of Pines sphaero Los Canarreos sphaero Sphaerodactylus streptophorus Thomas amp Schwartz 1977 Hispaniola least gecko Hispaniolan small eared sphaero Sphaerodactylus thompsoni Schwartz amp Franz 1976 Thompson s least gecko Barahona limestone sphaero Sphaerodactylus torrei Barbour 1914 Barbour s least gecko Cuban broad banded geckolet Sphaerodactylus townsendi Grant 1931 Townsend s least gecko Townsend s dwarf sphaero Puerto Rican sandy geckolet Sphaerodactylus underwoodi Schwartz 1968 Underwood s least gecko Turks Islands geckolet Sphaerodactylus verdeluzicola Diaz Lameiro Villamil Gamble Pinto Herrera Martinez Thomas Bernstein Titus McQuillan Nielsen Agosto Torres Puente Rolon Bird Pico Oleksyk Martinez Cruzado amp Daza 2022 Puerto Rican karst gecko Sphaerodactylus vincenti Boulenger 1891 Vincent s least gecko Central Lesser Antillean sphaero Windward geckolet Sphaerodactylus williamsi Thomas amp Schwartz 1983 Williams s least gecko Haitian striped geckolet Sphaerodactylus zygaena Schwartz 1977 Dame Marie least gecko Tiburon coastal geckoletNota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Sphaerodactylus References edit Sphaerodactylus ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System www itis gov 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 Archived 2009 02 02 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 January 2009 Poinar George O Poinar Roberta 1999 The Amber Forest A Reconstruction of a Vanished World Princeton University Press ISBN 978 0 691 05728 6 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 Further reading editSchwartz 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 Naturliches System der AMPHIBIEN mit vorangehender Classification der SAUGTHIERE und VOGEL Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie Munich Stuttgart and Tubingen J G Cotta vi 354 pp one plate Sphaerodactylus new genus p 143 in German and Latin External links edit nbsp Media related to Sphaerodactylus at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sphaerodactylus amp oldid 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