Sphaerodactylus is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of gecko

Gecko

Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....

s from the Americas

Americas

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 that are distinguished from other gekkoninae

Gekkoninae

Gekkoninae is a diverse subfamily of Gekkonidae, geckos. It has the most species and genera— over 850 species in 75 genera. Hemidactylus, Cyrtodactylus and Sphaerodactylus alone account for 280 species...

 by their small size and round, rather than vertical eye pupils and 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 of about 1.6 cm (0.6 in)—the smallest reptile

Reptile

Reptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...

s in the world.

Classification of genus Sphaerodactylus

• Sphaerodactylus altavelensis
• Sphaerodactylus argivus
• Sphaerodactylus argus
• Sphaerodactylus ariasae
• Sphaerodactylus armasi
• Sphaerodactylus armstrongi
• Sphaerodactylus asterulus
• Sphaerodactylus beattyi
• Sphaerodactylus becki
• Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum
• Sphaerodactylus caicosensis
• Sphaerodactylus callocricus
• Sphaerodactylus celicara
• Sphaerodactylus cinereus
• Sphaerodactylus clenchi
• Sphaerodactylus cochranae
• Sphaerodactylus copei
• Sphaerodactylus corticola
• Sphaerodactylus cricoderus
• Sphaerodactylus cryphius
• Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni
• Sphaerodactylus difficilis
• Sphaerodactylus docimus
• Sphaerodactylus dunni
• Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus
• Sphaerodactylus elegans
• Sphaerodactylus elegantulus
• Sphaerodactylus epiurus
• Sphaerodactylus fantasticus
• Sphaerodactylus gaigeae
• Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques
• Sphaerodactylus glaucus
• Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus
• Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus
• Sphaerodactylus heliconiae
• Sphaerodactylus homolepis
• Sphaerodactylus inaguae
• Sphaerodactylus intermedius
• Sphaerodactylus kirbyi
  Sphaerodactylus kirbyi
  Sphaerodactylus kirbyi is a gecko species that is endemic to Bequia, an island in the Grenadines that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The species is named after Dr. I. Earle Kirby, who was a government veterinarian and naturalist on St. Vincent.It reaches a length of 25 mm snout-to-vent...
  
  
• Sphaerodactylus klauberi
• Sphaerodactylus ladae
• Sphaerodactylus lazelli
• Sphaerodactylus leucaster
• Sphaerodactylus levinsi
• Sphaerodactylus lineolatus
• Sphaerodactylus macrolepis
• Sphaerodactylus mariguanae
• Sphaerodactylus microlepis
• Sphaerodactylus micropithecus
• Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus
• Sphaerodactylus molei
• Sphaerodactylus monensis
• Sphaerodactylus nicholsi
• Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus
• Sphaerodactylus notatus
• Sphaerodactylus nycteropus
• Sphaerodactylus ocoae
• Sphaerodactylus oliveri
• Sphaerodactylus omoglaux
• Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus
• Sphaerodactylus pacificus
• Sphaerodactylus parkeri
• Sphaerodactylus parthenopion
• Sphaerodactylus parvus
  Sphaerodactylus parvus
  Sphaerodactylus parvus is a gecko endemic to the Anguilla Bank of islands in the Lesser Antilles, which comprises Anguilla, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy. It was elevated to species level in 2001, formerly described as a subspecies of S. macrolepis.Both sexes can reach a size of around...
  
  
• Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius
• Sphaerodactylus pimienta
• Sphaerodactylus plummeri
  Sphaerodactylus plummeri
  Sphaerodactylus plummeri is a species of Sphaerodactylus, a very small gecko found in the Dominican Republic. It was first described in 1992 and named after one of the collectors.-References:...
  
  
• Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni
• Sphaerodactylus randi
• Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus
• Sphaerodactylus richardi
• Sphaerodactylus richardsonii
• Sphaerodactylus roosevelti
• Sphaerodactylus rosaurae
• Sphaerodactylus ruibali
• Sphaerodactylus sabanus
• Sphaerodactylus samanensis
• Sphaerodactylus savagei
• Sphaerodactylus scaber
• Sphaerodactylus scapularis
• Sphaerodactylus schuberti
• Sphaerodactylus schwartzi
• Sphaerodactylus semasiops
• Sphaerodactylus shrevei
• Sphaerodactylus sommeri
• Sphaerodactylus sputator
• Sphaerodactylus storeyae
• Sphaerodactylus streptophorus
• Sphaerodactylus thompsoni
• Sphaerodactylus torrei
• Sphaerodactylus townsendi
• Sphaerodactylus underwoodi
• Sphaerodactylus vincenti
• Sphaerodactylus williamsi
• Sphaerodactylus zygaena