땅딸이도마뱀붙이속(Least gecko)은 아메리카 대륙 에 서식하는 도마뱀붙이류 의 일속이며[ 2] 다른 도마뱀붙이류와는 아주 작은 크기, 찢어지지 않고 둥근 동공, 각각의 발가락에 단 한 개씩 난 둥근 빨판 혹은 비늘로 구별할 수 있다. 이 속의 학명은 발가락의 둥근 비늘에서 유래한 것이다.(Sphaero = 둥근, dactylus = 손가락) 이 속의 모든 종 들은 상당히 작지만 자라구아땅딸이도마뱀붙이 , 버진아일랜드땅딸이도마뱀붙이 의 두 종은 정말로 작아서, 주둥이-항문 길이가 1.6cm에 불과하며 전 세계에서 제일 작은 파충류 로 여겨진다.[ 3] 학명의 일부를 그대로 따서 스페로(Sphaero)라고 불리기도 한다.
다음과 같은 105 개의 종이 인정되었다.[ 4]
Sphaerodactylus alphus McCranie & Hedges , 2013
Sphaerodactylus altavelensis Noble , 1933 - Alto Velo least gecko, Alto Velo sphaero
Sphaerodactylus argivus Garman , 1888 - Cayman least gecko
Sphaerodactylus argus Gosse , 1850 - ocellated gecko, ocellated sphaero, stippled sphaero
Sphaerodactylus ariasae Hedges & Thomas , 2001 - Jaragua sphaero, Jaragua dwarf gecko
Sphaerodactylus armasi Schwartz & Garrido , 1974 - Guantanamo least gecko, Guantanamo coastal gecko
Sphaerodactylus armstrongi Noble, 1933 - Armstrong's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus asterulus Schwartz & Graham , 1980 - Haitian least gecko
Sphaerodactylus beattyi Grant , 1937 - Saint Croix's sphaero, Beatty's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus becki Schmidt , 1919 - Beck's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum G. Peters & Schwartz, 1977 - El Yunque least gecko
Sphaerodactylus caicosensis Cochran , 1934 - Caicos banded sphaero, Caicos least gecko
Sphaerodactylus callocricus Schwartz, 1976 - rough-banded sphaero, callous least gecko
Sphaerodactylus celicara Garrido & Schwartz, 1982 - Baracoan eyespot sphaero
Sphaerodactylus cinereus Wagler , 1830 - gray gecko
Sphaerodactylus clenchi Shreve , 1968 - peninsula least gecko
Sphaerodactylus cochranae Ruibal , 1946 - Cochran's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus continentalis F. Werner , 1896
Sphaerodactylus copei Steindachner , 1867 - Cope's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus corticola Garman, 1888 - central Bahamas sphaero, Rum Cay least gecko
Sphaerodactylus cricoderus Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1992 - Turquino collared sphaero
Sphaerodactylus cryphius Thomas & Schwartz, 1977 - Bakoruco least gecko
Sphaerodactylus dacnicolor Barbour , 1910 - Jamaican tailspot sphaero, eastern Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero
Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni Shreve, 1968 - Darlington's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus difficilis Barbour, 1914 - Hispaniolan eyespot sphaero, difficult least gecko
Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus Fong & Díaz , 2004
Sphaerodactylus docimus Schwartz & Garrido, 1985 - Cabo Cruz banded sphaero
Sphaerodactylus dunni Schmidt, 1936 - Dunn's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus Thomas, 1966 - Marche Leon least gecko, snout-shield sphaero
Sphaerodactylus elegans Macleay , 1834 - ashy gecko
Sphaerodactylus elegantulus Barbour, 1917 - Antigua least gecko
Sphaerodactylus epiurus Thomas & Hedges, 1993 - Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero
Sphaerodactylus exsul Barbour, 1914
Sphaerodactylus fantasticus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron , 1836 - fantastic least gecko
Sphaerodactylus gaigeae Grant, 1932 -chevronated sphaero, Gaige's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques Cope , 1862 - Jamaican collared sphaero, Jamaican least gecko
Sphaerodactylus glaucus Cope, 1866 - collared dwarf gecko, least gecko
Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus Cope, 1895 - Jamaican forest sphaero, Cakoarita least gecko
Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus Harris & Kluge , 1984 - Costa Rica least gecko
Sphaerodactylus guanajae McCranie & Hedges, 2012
Sphaerodactylus heliconiae Harris, 1982
Sphaerodactylus homolepis Cope, 1886 - Caribbean least gecko
Sphaerodactylus inaguae Noble , 1932[ 5] - Inagua sphaero, Inagua least gecko
Sphaerodactylus intermedius Barbour & Ramsden , 1919 - Mantanzas least gecko
Sphaerodactylus kirbyi Lazell , 1994 - Bequia dwarf gecko, Bequia sphaero, Grenadines sphaero
Sphaerodactylus klauberi Grant, 1931
Sphaerodactylus ladae Thomas & Hedges, 1988 - Martin Garcia least gecko
Sphaerodactylus lazelli Shreve, 1968 - Cap-Haitien least gecko
Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi McCranie & Hedges, 2012
Sphaerodactylus leucaster Schwartz, 1973 - eastern least gecko
Sphaerodactylus levinsi Heatwole , 1968 - Desecheo gecko, Isla Desecheo least gecko
Sphaerodactylus lineolatus Lichtenstein & von Martens , 1856 - Panama least gecko
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Günther , 1859 - big-scaled least gecko, big-scaled dwarf gecko, cotton ginner
Sphaerodactylus mariguanae Cochran, 1934 - southern Bahamas sphaero, Mayaguana least gecko
Sphaerodactylus microlepis J.T. Reinhardt & Lütken , 1862 - little-scaled least gecko
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Schwartz, 1977 - Monito gecko
Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus Hallowell , 1861 - spotted least gecko
Sphaerodactylus molei Boettger , 1894 - Tobago least gecko
Sphaerodactylus monensis Meerwarth , 1901 - Mona least gecko
Sphaerodactylus nicholsi Grant, 1931 - Nichols least gecko, Nichol's dwarf sphaero, Puerto Rican crescent sphaero
Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus Gray , 1845 - black-spotted least gecko, three-banded sphaero
Sphaerodactylus notatus Baird , 1859 - reef gecko, brown-speckled sphaero
Sphaerodactylus nycteropus Thomas & Schwartz, 1977 - Morne Dubois least gecko
Sphaerodactylus ocoae Schwartz, 1977 - Peravia least gecko
Sphaerodactylus oliveri Grant, 1944 - Juventud least gecko
Sphaerodactylus omoglaux Thomas, 1982 - Fond Parisien least gecko
Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus Gosse, 1850 - Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero
Sphaerodactylus pacificus Stejneger , 1903 - Pacific least gecko
Sphaerodactylus parkeri (Grant, 1939) - Parker's least gecko, southern Jamaica banded sphaero
Sphaerodactylus parthenopion Thomas, 1965 - Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero, Virgin Gorda least gecko, Virgin Islands dwarf gecko
Sphaerodactylus parvus King , 1962
Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius Thomas & Hedges, 1988 - Dominican least gecko
Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus Thomas, 1964
Sphaerodactylus pimienta Thomas, Hedges & Garrido, 1998 - pepper sphaero, Cuban pepper sphaero
Sphaerodactylus plummeri Thomas & Hedges, 1992 - Barahona big-scaled sphaero
Sphaerodactylus poindexteri McCranie & Hedges, 2013
Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni Ruibal, 1959 - Ramsden's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus randi Shreve, 1968 - Pedernales least gecko
Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus Schwartz, 1970 - two-striped sphaero, Vallede Neiba least gecko
Sphaerodactylus richardi Hedges & Garrido, 1993 - Richard's banded sphaero, Zapata big-scaled sphaero
Sphaerodactylus richardsonii Gray, 1845 - Richardson's least gecko, northern Jamaica banded sphaero
Sphaerodactylus roosevelti Grant, 1931 - Roosevelt's beige sphaero, Roosevelt's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus rosaurae Parker , 1940 - Bay Island least gecko
Sphaerodactylus ruibali Grant, 1959 - Ruibal's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus sabanus Cochran, 1938 - Saba least gecko
Sphaerodactylus samanensis Cochran, 1932 - Samana least gecko
Sphaerodactylus savagei Shreve, 1968 - Altagracia speckled sphaero, Savage's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus scaber Barbour & Ramsden, 1919 - double-collared sphaero, Camaguey least gecko
Sphaerodactylus scapularis Boulenger, 1902 - Boulenger's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus schuberti Thomas & Hedges, 1998 - Neiba Agave sphaero
Sphaerodactylus schwartzi Thomas, 1992 - Guantanamo collared sphaero
Sphaerodactylus semasiops Thomas, 1975 - Cockpit eyespot sphaero, Cockpit least gecko
Sphaerodactylus shrevei Lazell, 1961 - Shreve's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus siboney Fong & Diaz, 2004
Sphaerodactylus sommeri Graham, 1981 - TerreNueve least gecko
Sphaerodactylus sputator (Sparrman , 1784) - island least gecko
Sphaerodactylus storeyae Grant, 1944 - Isle of Pines sphaero, Los Canarreos sphaero
Sphaerodactylus streptophorus Thomas & Schwartz, 1977 - Hispaniola least gecko, Hispaniolan small-eared sphaero
Sphaerodactylus thompsoni Schwartz & Franz , 1976 - Thompson's least gecko, Barahona limestone sphaero
Sphaerodactylus torrei Barbour, 1914 - Barbour's least gecko, Cuban broad-banded sphaero
Sphaerodactylus townsendi Grant, 1931 -Townsend's least gecko, Townsend's dwarf sphaero
Sphaerodactylus underwoodi Schwartz, 1968 - Underwood's least gecko, Turks Islands sphaero
Sphaerodactylus vincenti Boulenger, 1891 - Vincent's least gecko
Sphaerodactylus williamsi Thomas & Schwartz, 1983 - Williams's least gecko, Haitian striped sphaero
Sphaerodactylus zygaena Schwartz, 1977 - Dame-Marie least gecko
주의사항 : 삽입어구의 이명 명명자 (en:Binominal nomenclature )는 원래 해당 종을 땅딸이도마뱀붙이속(Sphaerodactylus )과는 다른 속에 속한 것으로 기술했을지도 모른다.
↑ "Sphaerodactylus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
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↑ Pennsylvania State University (2001). World's Smallest Lizard Discovered in the Caribbean 보관됨 2009-02-02 - 웨이백 머신 . Accessed 26 January 2009.
↑ "Sphaerodactylus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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