Biology:Phyllodactylidae

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Short description: Family of geckos

Phyllodactylidae
Phyllodactylus xanti.jpg
Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus xanti)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
(unranked): Gekkomorpha
Superfamily: Gekkonoidea
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Gamble et al., 2008
Genera

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The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of over 150 species in 10 genera,[1] distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The family was first delineated based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2008, and all members possess a unique single codon deletion in the phosducin (PDC) gene.[2] The phyllodactylid genus Bogertia has been recently synonymized with Phyllopezus.[3] The name of the family comes from the leaf shaped fingers.

Genera

These genera are considered members of the Phyllodactylidae:[4]

List of genera
Genus Image Type species Taxon author Common name Species
Asaccus Asaccus elisae.jpeg
A. elisae
A. elisae (F. Werner, 1895) Dixon & S. Anderson, 1973 Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos 19
Garthia Garthia gaudichaudii 131961425.jpg
G. gaudichaudii
G. gaudichaudii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) Donoso-Barros & Vanzolini, 1965 Chilean marked geckos 2
Gymnodactylus Gymnodactylus geckoides (10.3897-zoologia.37.e46661) Figures 10–15 (cropped).jpg
G. geckoides
G. geckoides Spix, 1825 Spix, 1825 Naked-toed geckos 5
Haemodracon Phyllodactylus riebeckii.jpg
H. riebeckii
H. riebeckii (W. Peters, 1882) Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 2
Homonota Homonota septentrionalis 31638832.jpg
H. septentrionalis
H. horrida (Burmeister, 1861) Gray, 1845 Marked geckos 14
Phyllodactylus Phyllodactylus lanei 13132416.jpg
P. lanei
P. pulcher Gray, 1828 Gray, 1828 American leaf-toed geckos 65
Phyllopezus Phyllopezus pollicaris 29617279.jpg
P. pollicaris
P. pollicaris (Spix, 1825) W. Peters, 1877 8
Ptyodactylus Ptyodactylus guttatus 10-03-2017.jpg
P. guttatus
P. hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798) Goldfuss, 1820 Fan-fingered geckos 12
Tarentola Konstantinos Kalaentzis Tarentola mauritanica (A1).jpg
T. mauritanica
T. mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) Gray, 1825 Wall geckos 31
Thecadactylus Thecadactylus solimoensis.jpg
T. solimoensis
T. rapicauda (Houttuyn, 1782) Goldfuss, 1820 Turnip-tailed geckos 3

References

  1. Reptile Database
  2. Gamble, T.; Bauer, A.M.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R. (July 2008). "Out of the blue: A novel, trans-Atlantic clade of geckos (Gekkota, Squamata)". Zoologica Scripta 37 (4): 355–366. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00330.x. 
  3. Gamble, T.; Colli, G.R.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Werneck, F.P.; Simons, A.M. (2012). "Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America's open biomes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (3): 943–953. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.033. PMID 22182991. https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1760&context=bio_fac. 
  4. Gamble, T.; Bauer, A.M.; Colli, G.R.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R.; Vitt, L.J.; Simons, A.M. (February 2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24 (2): 231–244. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x. PMID 21126276. 

Wikidata ☰ Q138683 entry