Carphodactylidae

The Carphodactylidae are a family of geckos consisting of 28 described species. All species occur in Australia. The following genera are considered members of the Carphodactylidae[1][2]: Carphodactylus, Nephrurus, Orraya, Phyllurus, Saltuarius, Underwoodisaurus, and Uvidicolus.

References

  1. ^ Han, D., K. Zhou, & A. M. Bauer. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships among gekkotan lizards inferred from c-mos nuclear DNA sequences and a new classification of the Gekkota. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 353– 368.
  2. ^ Oliver, P.M.; Bauer, A.M. 2011: Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 59(3): 664-674. ISSN: 1055-7903 doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.018