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Sphaerodactylus (round-fingered gecko)

Osteichthyes - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerodactylus was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gecconidae by Cope (1875); and to Gekkonidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Sphaerodactylus Wagler
1875Sphaerodactylus Cope p. 50
1983Sphaerodactylus Estes
1988Sphaerodactylus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderGekkonomorpha
infraorderGekkotaCuvier 1817
familyGekkonidaeGray 1825
genusSphaerodactylusWagler 1830

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sphaerodactylus Wagler 1830 [round-fingered gecko]
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Sphaerodactylus ciguapa Daza and Bauer 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:40:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:40:44
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.45000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Sphaerodactylus dommeli, Sphaerodactylus ciguapa (75094)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Sphaerodactylus sp. (144649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Sphaerodactylus sp. (194593)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Sphaerodactylus sp. (215359)