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Sphaerodactylus
| Description | Sphaerodactylus is a genus of geckos from the Americas 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. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerodactylus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Sphaerodactylidae : Sphaerodactylus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Gekkonidae : Sphaerodactylus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | round-fingered gecko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Sphaerodactylus Wagler, 1830 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Nat. Syst. Amph. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 13.8 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Diapsida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | insectivore, carnivore (based on Gekkonidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Dwarf Geckos, Round-fingered Gecko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerodactylus |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sphaerodactylus alphus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus altavelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus argivus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus argus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus ariasae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus armasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus armstrongi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus asterulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus beattyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus becki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus brevirostratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus caicosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus callocricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus celicara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus ciguapa âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Sphaerodactylus cinereus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus clenchi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus cochranae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus continentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus copei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus corticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus cricoderus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus cryphius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus dacnicolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus difficilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus docimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus dommeli âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Sphaerodactylus dunni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus elegantulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus epiurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus exsul species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus fantasticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus gaigeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus gaigei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus glaucus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus guanajae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus heliconiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus homolepis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus inaguae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus intermedius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus kirbyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus klauberi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus ladae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus lazelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus leucaster species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus levinsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus lewisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus lineolatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus macrolepis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus mariguanae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus microlepis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus micropithecus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus molei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus monensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus nicholsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus nigropuntatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus notalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus notatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus nycteropus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus ocoae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus oliveri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus omoglaux species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus pacificus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus parkeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus parthenopion species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus parvus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus picturatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus pimienta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus plummeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus poindexteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus randi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus richardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus richardsonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus richarsonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus roosevelti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus rosaurae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus ruibali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus sabanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus samanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus savagei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus scaber species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus scapularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus schuberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus schwartzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus semasiops species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus shrevei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus siboney species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus sommeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus sputator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus storeyae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus streptophorus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus thompsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus torrei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus townsendi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus underwoodi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus vincenti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus williamsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodactylus zygaena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1830 | Sphaerodactylus Wagler |
| 1875 | Sphaerodactylus Cope p. 50 |
| 1983 | Sphaerodactylus Estes |
| 1988 | Sphaerodactylus Carroll |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
