Calodactylodes
| Calodactylodes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Calodactylodes Strand, 1928[1] |
| Synonyms | |
Calodactylodes is a genus of lizards in the family Gekkonidae (geckos).
Taxonomy
The generic name, Calodactylodes, created in 1928 by Embrik Strand, is a replacement name for Beddome's Calodactylus. Replacement was necessary because when Richard Henry Beddome created Calodactylus in 1870, the name was already preoccupied by a genus of beetles which Émile Blanchard had named Calodactylus in 1850.
Species
The following two species are recognized:[2]
- Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870) -- Indian golden gecko
- Calodactylodes illingworthorum Deraniyagala, 1953 -- Sri Lankan golden gecko
References
Further reading
- Beddome RH. 1870. "Descriptions of some new Lizards from the Madras Presidency". Madras Month. J. Med. Sci. 1: 30-35. (Calodactylus, new genus, p. 30).
- Smith MA. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Genus Calodactylodes, pp. 77-78).