Sphaerodactylidae
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| Teratoscincus keyserlingii | |
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| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae Underwood, 1954
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The Sphaerodactylidae are a family of geckos distributed in North and South America and the Caribbean, as well as Southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and into Central Asia. Over 200 species are described in the following genera:[1][2][3]
- Aristelliger
- Chatogekko
- Coleodactylus
- Euleptes
- Gonatodes
- Lepidoblepharis
- Pristurus
- Pseudogonatodes
- Quedenfeldtia
- Sphaerodactylus
- Saurodactylus
- Teratoscincus
References
- ^ Gamble, T., A. M. Bauer, E. Greenbaum, & T.R. Jackman. 2008. Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards. Journal of Biogeography 35: 88-104
- ^ Gamble, T., J. D. Daza, G. R. Colli, L. J. Vitt and A. M. Bauer (2011). "A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163:1244–1266
- ^ Gamble, T., A. M. Bauer, G. R. Colli, E. Greenbaum, and T.R. Jackman, L. J. Vitt and A. M. Simons. 2011. Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:231-244.
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