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Thecadactylus rapicauda (turnip-tailed gecko)

Osteichthyes - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Thecadactylus rapicauda was named by Houttuyn (1782). It is extant. It is the type species of Thecadactylus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1782Thecadactylus rapicauda Houttuyn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderGekkonomorpha
infraorderGekkotaCuvier 1817
familyGekkonidaeGray 1825
genusThecadactylusCuvier 1820
speciesrapicaudaHouttuyn 1782

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Thecadactylus rapicauda Houttuyn 1782 [turnip-tailed gecko]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available