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Sphaerodactylus Wagler, 1830
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174071

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	Dwarf Geckos [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles
	Order	Squamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents
	Suborder	Gekkota
	Family	Sphaerodactylidae
	Genus	Sphaerodactylus Wagler, 1830 – Dwarf Geckos
		Direct Children:
	Species	Sphaerodactylus altavelensis Noble and Hassler, 1933
	Species	Sphaerodactylus argivus Garman, 1888
	Species	Sphaerodactylus argus Gosse, 1850 – Ocellated Dwarf Gecko, Ocellated Gekko, Ocellated Gecko, Geco-enano ocelado
	Species	Sphaerodactylus ariasae Hedges and Thomas, 2001
	Species	Sphaerodactylus armasi Schwartz and Garrido, 1974
	Species	Sphaerodactylus armstrongi Noble and Hassler, 1933
	Species	Sphaerodactylus asterulus Schwartz and Graham, 1980
	Species	Sphaerodactylus beattyi Grant, 1937 – Cotton Ginner Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus becki Schmidt, 1919 – Navassa Dwarf Gecko, Navassa Island Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum G. Peters and Schwartz, 1977
	Species	Sphaerodactylus caicosensis Cochran, 1934
	Species	Sphaerodactylus callocricus Schwartz, 1976
	Species	Sphaerodactylus celicara Garrido and Schwartz, 1982
	Species	Sphaerodactylus cinereus Wagler, 1830
	Species	Sphaerodactylus clenchi Shreve, 1968
	Species	Sphaerodactylus cochranae Ruibal, 1946
	Species	Sphaerodactylus copei Steindachner, 1867
	Species	Sphaerodactylus corticola Garman, 1888
	Species	Sphaerodactylus cricoderus R. Thomas, Hedges and Garrido, 1992
	Species	Sphaerodactylus cryphius R. Thomas and Schwartz, 1977
	Species	Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni Shreve, 1968
	Species	Sphaerodactylus difficilis Barbour, 1914
	Species	Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus Fong and Diaz, 2004
	Species	Sphaerodactylus docimus Schwartz and Garrido, 1985
	Species	Sphaerodactylus dunni Schmidt, 1936
	Species	Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus R. Thomas, 1966
	Species	Sphaerodactylus elegans Macleay, 1834 – Ashy Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus elegantulus Barbour, 1917
	Species	Sphaerodactylus epiurus R. Thomas and Hedges, 1993
	Species	Sphaerodactylus fantasticus Duméril and Bibron, 1836
	Species	Sphaerodactylus gaigeae Grant, 1932 – Gaige's Dwarf Gecko, Pandura's Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques Cope, 1862
	Species	Sphaerodactylus glaucus Cope, 1865 – Geco-enano collarejo
	Species	Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus Cope, 1895
	Species	Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus Harris and Kluge, 1984
	Species	Sphaerodactylus heliconiae Harris, 1982
	Species	Sphaerodactylus homolepis Cope, 1886
	Species	Sphaerodactylus inaguae Noble and Klingel, 1932
	Species	Sphaerodactylus intermedius Barbour and Ramsden, 1919
	Species	Sphaerodactylus kirbyi Lazell, 1994
	Species	Sphaerodactylus klauberi Grant, 1931 – Klauber's Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus ladae R. Thomas and Hedges, 1988
	Species	Sphaerodactylus lazelli Shreve, 1968
	Species	Sphaerodactylus leucaster Schwartz, 1973
	Species	Sphaerodactylus levinsi Heatwole, 1968 – Desecheo Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus lineolatus Lichtenstein and Von Martens, 1856
	Species	Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Günther, 1859 – Common Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus mariguanae Cochran, 1934
	Species	Sphaerodactylus microlepis Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862
	Species	Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Schwartz, 1977 – Monito Dwarf Gecko, Monito Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus Hallowell, 1861 – Geco-enano punteado
	Species	Sphaerodactylus molei Boettger, 1894 – Mole's Gecko, Tobago Least Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus monensis Meerwarth, 1901 – Mona Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus nicholsi Grant, 1931 – Nichols' Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus Gray, 1845
	Species	Sphaerodactylus notatus Baird, 1859 – Reef Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus nycteropus R. Thomas and Schwartz, 1977
	Species	Sphaerodactylus ocoae Schwartz and R. Thomas, 1977
	Species	Sphaerodactylus oliveri Grant, 1944
	Species	Sphaerodactylus omoglaux R. Thomas, 1982
	Species	Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus Gosse, 1850
	Species	Sphaerodactylus pacificus Stejneger, 1903
	Species	Sphaerodactylus parkeri Grant, 1939
	Species	Sphaerodactylus parthenopion R. Thomas, 1965
	Species	Sphaerodactylus parvus W. King, 1962
	Species	Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius R. Thomas and Hedges, 1988
	Species	Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus R. Thomas, 1964
	Species	Sphaerodactylus pimienta R. Thomas, Hedges and Garrido, 1998
	Species	Sphaerodactylus plummeri R. Thomas and Hedges, 1992
	Species	Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni Ruibal, 1959
	Species	Sphaerodactylus randi Shreve, 1968
	Species	Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus Schwartz, 1970
	Species	Sphaerodactylus richardi Hedges and Garrido, 1993
	Species	Sphaerodactylus richardsonii Gray, 1845
	Species	Sphaerodactylus roosevelti Grant, 1931 – Roosevelt's Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus rosaurae Parker, 1940
	Species	Sphaerodactylus ruibali Grant, 1959
	Species	Sphaerodactylus sabanus Cochran, 1938
	Species	Sphaerodactylus samanensis Cochran, 1932
	Species	Sphaerodactylus savagei Shreve, 1968
	Species	Sphaerodactylus scaber Barbour and Ramsden, 1919
	Species	Sphaerodactylus scapularis Boulenger, 1902
	Species	Sphaerodactylus schuberti R. Thomas and Hedges, 1998
	Species	Sphaerodactylus schwartzi R. Thomas, Hedges and Garrido, 1992
	Species	Sphaerodactylus semasiops R. Thomas, 1975
	Species	Sphaerodactylus shrevei Lazell, 1961
	Species	Sphaerodactylus siboney Fong and Diaz, 2004
	Species	Sphaerodactylus sommeri Graham, 1981
	Species	Sphaerodactylus sputator (Sparrman, 1784)
	Species	Sphaerodactylus storeyae Grant, 1944
	Species	Sphaerodactylus streptophorus R. Thomas and Schwartz, 1977
	Species	Sphaerodactylus thompsoni Schwartz and Franz, 1976
	Species	Sphaerodactylus torrei Barbour, 1914
	Species	Sphaerodactylus townsendi Grant, 1931 – Townsend's Dwarf Gecko
	Species	Sphaerodactylus underwoodi Schwartz, 1968
	Species	Sphaerodactylus vincenti Boulenger, 1891
	Species	Sphaerodactylus williamsi R. Thomas and Schwartz, 1983
	Species	Sphaerodactylus zygaena Schwartz and R. Thomas, 1977

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
	Notes:	Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus

	Expert:	Roy W. McDiarmid
	Notes:	U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus

	Source:	Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1, website (version 6.1)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus, Dwarf Geckos [English]

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2004
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
	Page(s):
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:	Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
	Page(s):	iv + 73
	Publisher:	Carnegie Museum of Natural History
	Publication Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-911239-42-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Sphaerodactylus

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