Sphaerodactylidae
Sign in to saveThe 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. The family name comes from the ball shape of their finger joints.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sphaerodactylidae is referenced by 315 other articles, and connects out to gecko, Chatogekko amazonicus and Lacertoidea.
It is catalogued under topics including Lizard families and Sphaerodactylidae.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilySphaerodactylidae
チビヤモリ科 Sphaerodactylidae は有鱗目の科の一つ。かつてはヤモリ科に含められていた。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Collections
- NEON, NBMB, NMV
- Recorded in
- United States, Panama, Kazakhstan
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Teratoscincus keyserlingii.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sphaerodactylidae
- taxon name
- Sphaerodactylidae
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
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. The family name comes from the ball shape of their finger joints.
==Genera== The following genera are recognized as valid:
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