Phyllodactylus Gray 1828 (leaf-toed gecko)

Reptilia - Squamata - Gekkonidae

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1828. Spicilegica Zoologica; or Original Figures and Short Systematic Descriptions of New and Unfigured Animals. Part I.

Parent taxon: Gekkonidae according to R. Estes 1983

See also Carroll 1988 and Cope 1875

Sister taxa: Aprasia, Aristelliger, Bogertia, Briba, Cadurcogekko, Coleonyx, Cyrtodactylus, Delma, Diplodactylinae, Diplodactylus, Eublepharinae, Euleptes, Geckolepis, Gehyra, Gekko, Gekkoninae, Gerandogekko, Gonatodes, Gymnodactylus, Hemidactylus, Hemiphyllodactylus, Homonota, Hoplodactylus, Laonogekko, Lygodactylus, Naultinus, Nephrurus, Pachydactylus, Paroedura, Phelsuma, Phyllopezus, Platydactylus, Pletholax, Pygopus, Rhodanogekko, Sphaerodactylinae, Sphaerodactylus, Tarentola, Teratoscincus, Thecadactylus, Uroplatinae, Uroplatus, Yantarogekko

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (4 collections)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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