Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerodactylus (Wagler 1830)

Sphaerodactylus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Dwarf Geckos []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphaerodactylus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Gekkota
Genus : Sphaerodactylus
Dwarf Geckos |
Sphaerodactylus Direct Children(s):
Sphaerodactylus argus
(Gosse 1850)
Sphaerodactylus becki
(Schmidt 1919)
Sphaerodactylus elegans
(Macleay 1834)
Sphaerodactylus levinsi
(Heatwole 1968)
Sphaerodactylus monensis
(Meerwarth 1901)
Sphaerodactylus molei
(Boettger 1894)
Sphaerodactylus altavelensis
(Noble and Hassler 1933)
Sphaerodactylus ariasae
(Hedges and Thomas 2001)
Sphaerodactylus armasi
(Schwartz and Garrido 1974)
Sphaerodactylus armstrongi
(Noble and Hassler 1933)
Sphaerodactylus asterulus
(Schwartz and Graham 1980)
Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum
(G Peters and Schwartz 1977)
Sphaerodactylus celicara
(Garrido and Schwartz 1982)
Sphaerodactylus copei
(Steindachner 1867)
Sphaerodactylus cricoderus
(R Thomas Hedges and Garrido 1992)
Sphaerodactylus cryphius
(R Thomas and Schwartz 1977)
Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus
(Fong and Diaz 2004)
Sphaerodactylus docimus
(Schwartz and Garrido 1985)
Sphaerodactylus dunni
(Schmidt 1936)
Sphaerodactylus epiurus
(R Thomas and Hedges 1993)
Sphaerodactylus fantasticus
(Duméril and Bibron 1836)
Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus
(Harris and Kluge 1984)
Sphaerodactylus inaguae
(Noble and Klingel 1932)
Sphaerodactylus intermedius
(Barbour and Ramsden 1919)
Sphaerodactylus kirbyi
(Lazell 1994)
Sphaerodactylus ladae
(R Thomas and Hedges 1988)
Sphaerodactylus leucaster
(Schwartz 1973)
Sphaerodactylus lineolatus
(Lichtenstein and Von Martens 1856)
Sphaerodactylus microlepis
(Reinhardt and Lütken 1862)
Sphaerodactylus nycteropus
(R Thomas and Schwartz 1977)
Sphaerodactylus ocoae
(Schwartz and R Thomas 1977)
Sphaerodactylus omoglaux
(R Thomas 1982)
Sphaerodactylus pacificus
(Stejneger 1903)
Sphaerodactylus parvus
(W King 1962)
Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius
(R Thomas and Hedges 1988)
Sphaerodactylus pimienta
(R Thomas Hedges and Garrido 1998)
Sphaerodactylus plummeri
(R Thomas and Hedges 1992)
Sphaerodactylus randi
(Shreve 1968)
Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus
(Schwartz 1970)
Sphaerodactylus richardi
(Hedges and Garrido 1993)
Sphaerodactylus sabanus
(Cochran 1938)
Sphaerodactylus scaber
(Barbour and Ramsden 1919)
Sphaerodactylus scapularis
(Boulenger 1902)
Sphaerodactylus schuberti
(R Thomas and Hedges 1998)
Sphaerodactylus schwartzi
(R Thomas Hedges and Garrido 1992)
Sphaerodactylus semasiops
(R Thomas 1975)
Sphaerodactylus siboney
(Fong and Diaz 2004)
Sphaerodactylus sputator
(Sparrman 1784)
Sphaerodactylus streptophorus
(R Thomas and Schwartz 1977)
Sphaerodactylus thompsoni
(Schwartz and Franz 1976)
Sphaerodactylus torrei
(Barbour 1914)
Sphaerodactylus vincenti
(Boulenger 1891)
Sphaerodactylus williamsi
(R Thomas and Schwartz 1983)
Sphaerodactylus zygaena
(Schwartz and R Thomas 1977)
Sphaerodactylus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Expert:
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
Notes:
Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Source:
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Acquired:
2000-10-07
Notes:
CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Source:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1
Acquired:
2011-05-27
Notes:
Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-29 / 1993-01-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
Page(s):
iv + 73
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-911239-42-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-12-31 / 2004-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Sphaerodactylus
Sphaerodactylus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Sphaerodactylus: Comments