Sphaerodactylidae
| Sphaerodactylidae | |
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| Persian wonder gecko (Teratoscincus keyserlingii ) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | Gekkonoidea
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| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae Underwood, 1954 |
| Genera | |
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12, see text. | |
The Sphaerodactylidae are a
The family name comes from the ball shape of their finger joints.Genera
The following genera are recognized as valid:[4]
| List of genera | |||||
| Genus | Image | Type species | Taxon author | Common name | Species |
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| Aristelliger | A. georgeensis
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A. lar Cope, 1862 | Cope, 1862 | Croaking geckos and Caribbean geckos | 9 |
Chatogekko
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C. amazonicus
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C. amazonicus (Andersson , 1918)
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Gamble, Daza, Colli, Vitt & Bauer, 2011 | Brazilian pygmy gecko | 1 |
| Coleodactylus | C. natalensis
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C. meridionalis (Boulenger , 1888)
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Parker, 1926 | 5 | |
| Euleptes | E. europaea
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E. europaea (Gené , 1839)
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Fitzinger, 1843 | European leaf-toed gecko | 1 |
| †Geiseleptes[5] | †G.delfinoi Villa, Wings & Rabi, 2022 | Villa, Wings & Rabi, 2022 | 1 | ||
| Gonatodes | G. ceciliae
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, 1836) | Fitzinger, 1843 | Dwarf geckos | 34 |
| Lepidoblepharis |  L. xanthostigma |
L. festae Peracca , 1897
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Peracca, 1897 | Scaly-eyed geckos | 21 |
| Pristurus | _(12801641984).jpg) P. rupestris |
P. flavipunctatus Rüppell, 1835 | Rüppell, 1835 | Rock geckos | 26 |
| Pseudogonatodes | P. guianensis
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P. furvus Ruthven , 1915
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Ruthven, 1915 | South American clawed geckos | 7 |
| Quedenfeldtia | Q. trachyblepharus
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Q. trachyblepharus (Boettger , 1873)
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Boettger, 1883 | Atlas day geckos | 2 |
| Saurodactylus |  S. brosseti |
S. mauritanicus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) | Fitzinger, 1843 | Lizard-fingered geckos | 7 |
| Sphaerodactylus | S. fantasticus
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S. sputator (Sparrman , 1784)
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Wagler, 1830 | Sphaeros and least geckos | 108 |
| Teratoscincus |  T. bedriagai |
Strauch , 1863
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Strauch, 1863 | Wonder geckos | 9 |
References
Further reading
- Underwood, Garth (2010). "On the classification and evolution of geckos". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 124 (3): 469–492. .
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