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Central American Collared Geckolet
Sphaerodactylus glaucus Cope, 1866
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Sphaerodactylus glaucus is a species of gecko known by the common name collared dwarf gecko or least gecko. (geco-enano collarejo in Spanish). It is native to Mexico and parts of Central America, its range extending from Oaxaca and Veracruz in Mexico through Guatemala to Honduras.
This gecko has a cream-colored band bordered by two black bands around the neck. There is a similar band bordered by black spots at the base of the tail and another at the middle of the tail. It can be distinguished from S. continentalis by its dorsal scales, which are smooth rather than keeled. It is diurnal.
This species has been observed in several kinds of tropical forest, subtropical moist forest, and mangrove ecotones from sea level to 1000 meters in elevation. It is sometimes found near human habitation hiding under debris and in thatching.
This gecko is common in its range and faces no immediate major threats. It is sometimes prey and competition for the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) in human habitations, but not in wild habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Sphaerodactylus glaucus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:12:37.751758+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sphaerodactylus glaucus Cope, 1866
- Name authority
- Cope, 1866
- Common name
- Central American Collared Geckolet
- 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 glaucus Cope, 1866
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 |
| Cope's Least GeckoSphaerodactylus copei Steindachner, 1867 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sphaeriodactylus inornatus Peters, 1874 Peters, 1874 | synonym |
| Sphaerodactylus torquatus Strauch, 1887 Strauch, 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=glaucus 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:4YQ7W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.