땅딸이도마뱀붙이속

땅딸이도마뱀붙이속(Least gecko)은 아메리카 대륙에 서식하는 도마뱀붙이류의 일속이며 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 종들은 상당히 작지만 자라구아땅딸이도마뱀붙이, 버진아일랜드땅딸이도마뱀붙이의 두 종은 정말로 작아서, 주둥이-항문 길이가 1.6cm에 불과하며 전 세계에서 제일 작은 파충류로 여겨진다. 학명의 일부를 그대로 따서 스페로(Sphaero)라고 불리기도 한다.

## 하위 종
다음과 같은 105 개의 종이 인정되었다.

* *[[Sphaerodactylus alphus]]* 
* *[[Sphaerodactylus altavelensis]]*  - Alto Velo least gecko, Alto Velo sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus argivus]]*  - Cayman least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus argus]]*  - ocellated gecko, ocellated sphaero, stippled sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus ariasae]]*  - Jaragua sphaero, Jaragua dwarf gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus armasi]]*  -  Guantanamo least gecko, Guantanamo coastal gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus armstrongi]]*  - Armstrong's least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus asterulus]]*  - Haitian least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus beattyi]]*  - Saint Croix's sphaero, 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]]*  - gray gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus clenchi]]*  - peninsula least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus cochranae]]*  - Cochran's least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus continentalis]]* 
* *[[Sphaerodactylus copei]]*  - Cope's least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus corticola]]*  - central Bahamas sphaero, 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]]* 
* *[[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]]* 
* *[[별난땅딸이도마뱀붙이|Sphaerodactylus fantasticus]]*  - fantastic least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus gaigeae]]*  -chevronated sphaero, Gaige's least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques]]*  - Jamaican collared sphaero, Jamaican least gecko
* *[[깃땅딸이도마뱀붙이|Sphaerodactylus glaucus]]*  - collared dwarf gecko, least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus]]*  - Jamaican forest sphaero, Cakoarita least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus]]*  - Costa Rica least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus guanajae]]* 
* *[[Sphaerodactylus heliconiae]]* 
* *[[Sphaerodactylus homolepis]]*  - Caribbean least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus inaguae]]*  - Inagua sphaero, Inagua least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus intermedius]]*  - Mantanzas least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus kirbyi]]*  - Bequia dwarf gecko, Bequia sphaero, Grenadines sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus klauberi]]* 
* *[[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
* *[[큰비늘땅딸이도마뱀붙이|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
* *[[모니또도마뱀붙이|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
* *[[버진아일랜드땅딸이도마뱀붙이|Sphaerodactylus parthenopion]]*  - Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero, Virgin Gorda least gecko, Virgin Islands dwarf gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus parvus]]* 
* *[[Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius]]*   - Dominican least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus]]* 
* *[[Sphaerodactylus pimienta]]*  -  pepper sphaero, Cuban pepper sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus plummeri]]*  - Barahona big-scaled sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus poindexteri]]* 
* *[[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 sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus schwartzi]]*  - Guantanamo collared sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus semasiops]]*  - Cockpit eyespot sphaero, Cockpit least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus shrevei]]*  - Shreve's least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus siboney]]* 
* *[[Sphaerodactylus sommeri]]*  - TerreNueve least gecko
* *[[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 sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus townsendi]]*  -Townsend's least gecko, Townsend's dwarf sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus underwoodi]]*  - Underwood's least gecko, Turks Islands sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus vincenti]]*  - Vincent's least gecko
* *[[Sphaerodactylus williamsi]]*  - Williams's least gecko, Haitian striped sphaero
* *[[Sphaerodactylus zygaena]]*  - Dame-Marie least gecko

주의사항: 삽입어구의 이명 명명자(:en:Binominal nomenclature)는 원래 해당 종을 땅딸이도마뱀붙이속(*Sphaerodactylus*)과는 다른 속에 속한 것으로 기술했을지도 모른다.

## 각주

## 참고 문헌

* Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). *A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles*. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (*Sphaerodactylus*, pp.&nbsp;142–164).
* Wagler J (1830). *Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie*. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (*Sphaerodactylus*, new genus, p.&nbsp;143). (in German and Latin).

## 외부 링크
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