Sphaerodactylidae

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Sphaerodactylidae
Temporal range: Eocene - Present[1]
~47–0 Ma
File:Teratoscincus keyserlingii.jpg
Persian wonder gecko
(Teratoscincus keyserlingii )
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Superfamily: Gekkonoidea
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Underwood, 1954
Genera

12, see text.

The Sphaerodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) distributed in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, as well as in Southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and into Central Asia. The family contains 12 living genera and over 200 living species.[2][3][4] The family name comes from the ball shape of their finger joints.

Genera

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The following genera are recognized as valid:[5]

List of genera
Genus Image Type species Taxon author Common name Species
Aristelliger File:Aristelliger georgeensis 35218379.jpg
A. georgeensis 		A. lar Cope, 1862 Cope, 1862 Croaking geckos and Caribbean geckos 9
Chatogekko File:Chatogekko amazonicus.jpg
C. amazonicus 		C. amazonicus (Andersson, 1918) Gamble, Daza, Colli, Vitt & Bauer, 2011 Brazilian pygmy gecko 1
Coleodactylus File:Coleodactylus natalensis.JPG
C. natalensis 		C. meridionalis (Boulenger, 1888) Parker, 1926 5
Euleptes File:Benny Trapp Europäischer Blattfinger.jpg
E. europaea 		E. europaea (Gené, 1839) Fitzinger, 1843 European leaf-toed gecko 1
†Geiseleptes[6] †G.delfinoi Villa, Wings & Rabi, 2022 Villa, Wings & Rabi, 2022 1
Gonatodes File:Variegated (Brilliant South American) gecko (Gonatodes ceciliae) male.jpg
G. ceciliae 		G. albogularis (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) Fitzinger, 1843 Dwarf geckos 34
Lepidoblepharis File:Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma.jpg
L. xanthostigma 		L. festae Peracca, 1897 Peracca, 1897 Scaly-eyed geckos 21
Pristurus File:Rock semaphore gecko (pristurus rupestris) (12801641984).jpg
P. rupestris 		P. flavipunctatus Rüppell, 1835 Rüppell, 1835 Rock geckos 26
Pseudogonatodes File:Pseudogonatodes guianensis 146939126.jpg
P. guianensis 		P. furvus Ruthven, 1915 Ruthven, 1915 South American clawed geckos 7
Quedenfeldtia File:Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus (Male).JPG
Q. trachyblepharus 		Q. trachyblepharus (Boettger, 1873) Boettger, 1883 Atlas day geckos 2
Saurodactylus File:Saurodactylus brosseti 12885422.jpg
S. brosseti 		S. mauritanicus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) Fitzinger, 1843 Lizard-fingered geckos 7
Sphaerodactylus File:Sphaerodactylus fantasticus fantasticus (51113243252).jpg
S. fantasticus 		S. sputator (Sparrman, 1784) Wagler, 1830 Sphaeros and least geckos 108
Teratoscincus File:Teratoscincus bedriagai.jpg
T. bedriagai 		T. keyserlingii Strauch, 1863 Strauch, 1863 Wonder geckos 9

References

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  5. ^ "Sphaerodactylidae". Dahms Tierleben
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Further reading

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