Sphaerodactylidae

Sphaerodactylus epiurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genera (12): Aristelliger – Chatogekko – Coleodactylus – Euleptes – Gonatodes – Lepidoblepharis – Pristurus – Pseudogonatodes – Quedenfeldtia – Saurodactylus – Sphaerodactylus – Teratoscincus

Name

Sphaerodactylidae Underwood, 1954: 476

Synonyms

Teratoscincinae Kluge, 1987: 40

References

Primary references

• Underwood, G. 1954. On the classification and evolution of geckos. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 124: 469–492.
• Kluge, A.G. 1987. Cladistic relationships in the Gekkonoidea (Squamata, Sauria). Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 173: 1-54.

Additional references

• Gamble, T., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E. & Jackman, T.R. 2008. Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards. Journal of Biogeography 35(1): 88–104. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01770.x Reference page. 
• Gamble, T., Bauer, A.M., Colli, G.R., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T.R., Vitt, L.J. & Simons, A.M. 2011. Coming to America: multiple origins of New World geckos. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24(2): 231–244. DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x Reference page. 
• Gamble, T., Daza, J.D., Colli, G.R., Vitt, L.J. & Bauer, A.M. 2011. A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(4): 1244–1266. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00741.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sphaerodactylidae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 January 2023.

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