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

SphaerodactylidaeUnderwood,1954: 476

Synonyms

TeratoscincinaeKluge,1987: 40

References

Primary references

• Underwood, G.1954. On the classification and evolution of geckos.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London124: 469–492.
• Kluge, A.G.1987. Cladistic relationships in the Gekkonoidea (Squamata, Sauria).Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan173: 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 Biogeography35(1): 88–104.DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01770.xReference 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 Biology24(2): 231–244.DOI:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.xReference 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 Society163(4): 1244–1266.DOI:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00741.xReference page.

Links

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

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