NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cope's Least Gecko
Sphaerodactylus copei Steindachner, 1867
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sphaerodactylus copei Steindachner, 1867
- Name authority
- Steindachner, 1867
- Common name
- Cope's Least Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Genus
- Sphaerodactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusSphaerodactylus
- speciesSphaerodactylus copei Steindachner, 1867
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sphaerodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ocellated GeckoSphaerodactylus argus Gosse, 1850 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dwarf geckoSphaerodactylus ariasae Hedges & Thomas, 2001 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guantanamo Coastal GeckoletSphaerodactylus armasi Schwartz & Garrido, 1974 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Beck's Least GeckoSphaerodactylus becki Schmidt, 1919 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Baracoan Eyespot GeckoletSphaerodactylus celicara Garrido & Schwartz, 1982 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Orange-spotted GeckoletSphaerodactylus clenchi Shreve, 1968 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cochran's Least GeckoSphaerodactylus cochranae Ruibal, 1946 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Upper Central American GeckoletSphaerodactylus continentalis Werner, 1896 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Central Bahamas GeckoletSphaerodactylus corticola Garman, 1888 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bakoruco Least GeckoSphaerodactylus cryphius Thomas & Schwartz, 1977 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Darlington's Least GeckoSphaerodactylus darlingtoni Shreve, 1968 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Santiago De Cuba GeckoletSphaerodactylus dimorphicus Fong & Diaz, 2004 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sphaerodactylus anthracinus Cope, 1862 Cope, 1862 | synonym |
| Sphaerodactylus asper Garman, 1888 Garman, 1888 | synonym |
| Sphaerodactylus picturatus Garman, 1887 Garman, 1887 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Sphaerodactylus&species=copei Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4YQ6Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.