Sphaeros
Sphaerodactylus
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
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 109 known species
Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus glaucus
Big-scaled least gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus grandisquamis
Ashy Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus elegans
Reef Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus notatus
Caribbean Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus homolepis
Pacific Dwarf Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus graptolaemus
Spotted Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus millepunctatus
Fantastic Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus fantasticus
Difficult Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus difficilis
Ocellated Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus argus
Bay Island Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus rosaurae
Big-scaled Dwarf Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus macrolepis
Island Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus sputator
Panama Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus lineolatus
Puerto Rican Crescent Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus nicholsi
Puerto Rican Upland Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus klauberi
Continental Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus continentalis
Tobago Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus molei
Windward Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus vincenti
Black-spotted Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus nigropunctatus
Peninsula Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus clenchi
Martinique Geckolet
speciesSphaerodactylus festus
Altagracia Speckled Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus savagei
Cope's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus copei
Anguilla Bank Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus parvus
Roosevelt's beige sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus roosevelti
Isla Vieques Dwarf Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus inigoi
Cayman Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus argivus
Dunn's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus dunni
Cuban Broad-banded Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus torrei
Roatan Small-scaled Geckolet
speciesSphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi
Alto Velo Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus altavelensis
Townsend's dwarf sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus townsendi
Sphaerodactylus heliconiae
speciesSphaerodactylus heliconiae
Guanaja Large-scaled Geckolet
speciesSphaerodactylus alphus
Jamaican Forest Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus goniorhynchus
Saba Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus sabanus
Caicos Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus caicosensis
Guanaja Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus guanajae
Little-scaled Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus microlepis
Central Bahamas Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus corticola
Ruibal's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus ruibali
Parker's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus parkeri
Utila Lesser Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus poindexteri
Yellow-tailed Dwarf Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus dimorphicus
Samana Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus samanensis
Beatty's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus beattyi
Antigua Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus elegantulus
Darlington's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus darlingtoni
Puerto Rican Karst Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus verdeluzicola
Baracoan Eyespot Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus celicara
Little Swan Island Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus exsul
Mona Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus monensis
Richardson's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus richardsoni
Guantanamo Coastal Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus armasi
Chevronated sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus gaigeae
Zapata Big-scaled Sphaero
speciesSphaerodactylus richardi
Dwarf gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus ariasae
Pacific Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus pacificus
Armstrong's Least Gecko
speciesSphaerodactylus armstrongi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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