Sphaerodactylus

Sphaerodactylus adalah genus cecak dari Amerika yang dibedakan dari Gekkota lain dari ukurannya yang kecil, dari matanya yang bulat ketimbang vertikal, pupil mata, dan dengan setiap digit yang berakhir dalam satu bantalan atau sisik perekat bulat, dari mana namanya (Sphaero = bulat, dactylus = jari) berasal. Semua spesies di genus ini cukup kecil, namun dua spesies, S. ariasae dan S. parthenopion, sangat kecil, dan – dengan lubang moncong sekitar  – adalah reptil terkecil di dunia.

Jejak fosil 
Sisa-sisa fosil yang dirujuk ke Sphaerodactylus telah dipulihkan dari Ambar Dominika.

Jenis 
107 spesies berikut sudah diakui sebagai spesies valid.

 Sphaerodactylus alphus  - Guanaja large-scaled geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus altavelensis  - Alto Velo least gecko, Alto Velo sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus argivus  - Cayman least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus argus  - ocellated gecko, ocellated sphaero, stippled sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus ariasae  - sphaero Jaragua, cecak kerdil Jaragua
 Sphaerodactylus armasi  -  Guantanamo least gecko, cecak pantai Guantanamo 
 Sphaerodactylus armstrongi  - Armstrong's least gecko, southern forest geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus asterulus  - Haitian least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus beattyi  - sphaero Saint Croix, Beatty's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus becki  - Beck's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum  - El Yunque least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus caicosensis  - Caicos banded sphaero, Caicos least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus callocricus  - rough-banded sphaero, callous least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus celicara  - Baracoan eyespot sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus cinereus  - cecak abu-abu
 Sphaerodactylus clenchi  - peninsula least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus cochranae  - Cochran's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus continentalis  - upper Central American geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus copei  - Cope's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus corticola  - sphaero Bahamas tengah, Rum Cay least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus cricoderus  - Turquino collared sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus cryphius  - Bakoruco least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus dacnicolor  - Jamaican tailspot sphaero, eastern Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni  - Darlington's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus difficilis  - Hispaniolan eyespot sphaero, difficult least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus  - Santiago de Cuba geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus docimus  - Cabo Cruz banded sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus dunni  - Dunn's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus  - Marche Leon least gecko, snout-shield sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus elegans  - ashy gecko
 Sphaerodactylus elegantulus  - Antigua least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus epiurus  - Hispaniolan tailspot sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus exsul  - Swan Islands geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus fantasticus  - fantastic least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus gaigeae  -chevronated sphaero, Gaige's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques  - Jamaican collared sphaero, Jamaican least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus glaucus  - collared dwarf gecko, least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus  - Jamaican forest sphaero, Cakoarita least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis  - big-scaled least gecko, big-scaled dwarf gecko, cotton ginner
 Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus  - Costa Rica least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus guanajae  - Guanaja head-spotted geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus heliconiae 
 Sphaerodactylus homolepis  - Caribbean least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus inaguae  - Inagua sphaero, Inagua least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus inigoi  - Isla Vieques dwarf gecko
 Sphaerodactylus intermedius  - Mantanzas least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus kirbyi  - Bequia dwarf gecko, Bequia sphaero, Grenadines sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus klauberi  - Klauber's dwarf gecko, Klauber's least gecko, Puerto Rican highland sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus ladae  - Martin Garcia least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus lazelli  - Cap-Haitien least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus leonardovaldesi 
 Sphaerodactylus leucaster  - eastern least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus levinsi  - Desecheo gecko, Isla Desecheo least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus lineolatus  - Panama least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus macrolepis  - big-scaled least gecko, big-scaled dwarf gecko, cotton ginner
 Sphaerodactylus mariguanae  - southern Bahamas sphaero, Mayaguana least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus microlepis  - little-scaled least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus micropithecus  - Monito gecko
 Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus  - spotted least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus molei  - Tobago least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus monensis  - Mona least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus nicholsi  - Nichols least gecko, Nichol's dwarf sphaero, Puerto Rican crescent sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus  - black-spotted least gecko, three-banded sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus notatus  - reef gecko, brown-speckled sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus nycteropus  - Morne Dubois least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus ocoae  - Peravia least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus oliveri  - Juventud least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus omoglaux  - Fond Parisien least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus  - Jamaican sharpnosed sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus pacificus  - Pacific least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus parkeri  - Parker's least gecko, southern Jamaica banded sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus parthenopion  - Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero, Virgin Gorda least gecko, Virgin Islands dwarf gecko
 Sphaerodactylus parvus  - Anguilla Bank geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius   - Dominican least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus  - Les Saintes geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus pimienta  -  pepper sphaero, Cuban pepper sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus plummeri  - sphaero bersisik besar Barahona
 Sphaerodactylus poindexteri  - Utila small-scaled geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni  - Ramsden's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus randi  - Pedernales least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus  - two-striped sphaero, Vallede Neiba least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus richardi  - Richard's banded sphaero, Zapata big-scaled sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus richardsonii  - Richardson's least gecko, northern Jamaica banded sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus roosevelti  - Roosevelt's beige sphaero, Roosevelt's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus rosaurae  - Bay Island least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus ruibali  - Ruibal's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus sabanus  - Saba least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus samanensis  - Samana least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus savagei  - Altagracia speckled sphaero, Savage's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus scaber  - double-collared sphaero, Camaguey least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus scapularis  - Boulenger's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus schuberti  - Neiba agave geckolet, Neiba agave sphaero, Schubert's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus schwartzi  - Guantanamo collared sphaero, Monitongas collared geckolet, Schwartz's dwarf gecko
 Sphaerodactylus semasiops  - Cockpit eyespot sphaero, Cockpit least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus shrevei  - Shreve's least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus siboney  - Siboney gray-headed geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus sommeri  - TerreNueve least gecko, Terre-Neuve least gecko, northwest Haitian banded geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus sputator  - island least gecko
 Sphaerodactylus storeyae  - Isle of Pines sphaero, Los Canarreos sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus streptophorus  - Hispaniola least gecko, Hispaniolan small-eared sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus thompsoni  - Thompson's least gecko, Barahona limestone sphaero
 Sphaerodactylus torrei  - Barbour's least gecko, Cuban broad-banded geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus townsendi  - Townsend's least gecko, Townsend's dwarf sphaero, Puerto Rican sandy geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus underwoodi  - Underwood's least gecko, Turks Islands geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus vincenti  - Vincent's least gecko, Central Lesser Antillean sphaero, Windward geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus williamsi  - Williams's least gecko, Haitian striped geckolet
 Sphaerodactylus zygaena  - Dame-Marie least gecko, Tiburon coastal geckolet

Nota bene: Otoritas binomial dalam tanda kurung menunjukkan bahwa spesies tersebut awalnya dideskripsikan dalam genus selain Sphaerodactylus.

Referensi

Bacaan lebih lanjut 
 Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). Daftar Periksa Amfibi dan Reptil India Barat . Publikasi Khusus Museum Sejarah Alam Carnegie No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Museum Sejarah Alam Carnegie . 216 hal. ( Sphaerodactylus, hal. 142-164).
 Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie . Munich, Stuttgart dan Tubingen: JG Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. ( Sphaerodactylus, genus baru, hal. 143). (dalam bahasa Jerman dan Latin).

Pranala luar 

Sphaerodactylus
Genera kadal
Kadal Amerika Utara
Kadal Amerika Selatan