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Sphaerodactylus
Sign in to saveSphaerodactylus 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 – the smallest reptiles in the world.
Species
Least Gecko
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilySphaerodactylidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 733
- With media
- 64
- Family
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Collections
- CUMV, USNM
- Recorded in
- Dominican Republic, United States Territory, Bahamas
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Image
- Sphaerodactylus macrolepis (cropped).jpg
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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 – the smallest reptiles in the world.
==Fossil record== Fossil remains referred to Sphaerodactylus have been recovered from Dominican amber.
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