Phyllodactylidae
| Phyllodactylidae | |
|---|---|
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| Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus xanti) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genera | |
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The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of approximately 113 species,[1] distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The Phyllodactylidae were described 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]
Genera
These genera are considered members of the Phyllodactylidae:[4]
- Asaccus
- Gymnodactylus
- Haemodracon
- Homonota
- Phyllodactylus
- Phyllopezus
- Ptyodactylus
- Tarentola
- Thecadactylus
References
- ↑ Reptile Database
- ↑ GAMBLE, T., A. M. BAUER, E. GREENBAUM and T. R. JACKMAN, 2008 Out of the blue: a novel, trans-Atlantic clade of geckos (Gekkota, Squamata). Zoologica Scripta 37: 355–366.
- ↑ Gamble, T., G. R. Colli, M. T. Rodrigues, F. P. Werneck and A. M. Simons. 2012. Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America's open biomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62:943–953.
- ↑ GAMBLE, T., A. M. BAUER, G. R. COLLI, E. GREENBAUM, T. R. JACKMAN, L. J. VITT and A. M. SIMONS, 2011 Coming to America: Multiple origins of New World geckos. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24: 231–244.
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