Sphaerodactylidae is a family of geckos comprising twelve living genera and more than 200 species, distributed across North, Central and South America and the Caribbean as well as southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and into Central Asia. The family name refers to the ball-shaped joints of its members finger bones. Known by common names including croaking geckos, dwarf geckos, rock geckos and wonder geckos, sphaerodactylids have a fossil record extending back to the Eocene.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ135357, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Sphaerodactylidae
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The Sphaerodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) distributed in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, as well as in Southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and into Central Asia.
Wikidata: Sphaerodactylidae
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