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Gekkota
Taxonomy
Gekkota was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Estes et al. (1988), Lee and Caldwell (2000).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Gekkota by Kuhn (1946), Cernansky et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Kionocrania by Kuhn (1946); to Sauria by Kuhn (1966); to Lacertilia by Seiffert (1975); to Lacertilia by Estes (1983); to Scleroglossa by Estes et al. (1988), Lee and Caldwell (2000); to Gekkonomorpha by Conrad and Norell (2006); and to Squamata by Cernansky et al. (2015).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Gekkota by Kuhn (1946), Cernansky et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Kionocrania by Kuhn (1946); to Sauria by Kuhn (1966); to Lacertilia by Seiffert (1975); to Lacertilia by Estes (1983); to Scleroglossa by Estes et al. (1988), Lee and Caldwell (2000); to Gekkonomorpha by Conrad and Norell (2006); and to Squamata by Cernansky et al. (2015).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Gekkota Cuvier |
| 1871 | Nyctisaura Cope p. 236 |
| 1875 | Nyctisaura Cope p. 18 |
| 1946 | Gekkota Kuhn p. 61 |
| 1966 | Gekkota Kuhn p. 46 |
| 1975 | Gekkota Seiffert p. 10 |
| 1983 | Gekkota Estes |
| 1988 | Nyctisaura Carroll |
| 1988 | Gekkota Estes et al. |
| 2000 | Gekkota Lee and Caldwell |
| 2006 | Gekkota Conrad and Norell p. 414 |
| 2015 | Gekkota Cernansky et al. p. 99 |
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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.
Infraor. Gekkota Cuvier 1817
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Fm. †Ardeosauridae Camp 1923
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Fm. Eublepharidae Boulenger 1883
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G. Hemitheconyx Dumeril 1851 [Fat-tail geckos]
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Hemitheconyx caudicinctus Dumeril 1851 [Fat-tail gecko]
Hemitheconyx taylori Parker 1930 [Taylor's fat-tail gecko]
Fm. Gekkonidae Gray 1825 [gecko]
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G. Aprasia Gray 1839 [Blunt-tail legless lizards]
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Aprasia pulchella Gray 1839 [Coastal legless lizard]
G. †Cadurcogekko Hoffstetter 1946
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†Cadurcogekko piveteaui Hoffstetter 1946
†Cadurcogekko verus Bolet et al. 2015
G. Coleonyx Gray 1845 [banded gecko]
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Coleonyx mitratus Peters 1863 [Central American banded gecko]
Coleonyx variegatus Baird 1859 [Western banded gecko]
G. Delma Gray 1831 [Flapped scalyfoots]
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Delma australis Kluge 1974 [Australian scalyfoot]
Delma borea Kluge 1974 [Black-banded scalyfoot]
Delma butleri Storr 1987 [Butler's scalyfoot]
Delma elegans Kluge 1974 [Elegant scalyfoot]
Delma fraseri Gray 1831 [Fraser's scalyfoot]
Delma grayii Smith 1849 [Gray's scalyfoot]
Delma haroldi Storr 1987 [Harold's scalyfoot]
Delma impar Fischer 1882 [Victoria scalyfoot]
Delma inornata Kluge 1974 [Unadorned scalyfoot]
Delma labialis Shea 1987 [Yellow-lipped scalyfoot]
Delma mitella Shea 1987 [Red scalyfoot]
Delma molleri Lutken 1863 [Southern scalyfoot]
Delma nasuta Kluge 1974 [Northern scalyfoot]
Delma pax Kluge 1974 [Hamersley scalyfoot]
Delma plebia De Vis 1888 [Gray scalyfoot]
Delma tincta De Vis 1888 [Dyed scalyfoot]
Delma torquata Kluge 1974 [Collared scalyfoot]
Subfm. Diplodactylinae Underwood 1954
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G. Bavayia Roux 1913
G. Carphodactylus Gunther 1897
G. Crenadactylus Dixon and Kluge 1964
G. Eurydactylodes Wermuth 1965
G. Heteropholis Fischer 1882
G. Oedura Gray 1842
G. Phyllurus Schinz 1822
G. Pseudothecadactylus Brongersma 1936
G. Rhacodactylus Fitzinger 1843
G. Rhynchoedura Gunther 1867
G. Diplodactylus Gray
G. Euleptes Fitzinger 1843
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†Euleptes gallica Müller 2001
†Euleptes klembarai Čerňanský et al. 2018
G. Geckolepis Grandidier 1867
G. Gehyra Gray 1834
G. †Gerandogekko Hoffstetter 1946
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†Gerandogekko arambourgi Hoffstetter 1946
†Gerandogekko gaillardi Hoffstetter 1946
G. Gonatodes Fitzinger 1843 [American geckos]
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Gonatodes albogularis Dumeril and Bibron 1836 [Yellow-headed gecko]
G. Gymnodactylus Spix 1825 [Naked-toed geckos]
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Gymnodactylus geckoides Spix 1825 [Naked-toed gecko]
Gymnodactylus guttulatus Vanzolini 1982 [Brazilian naked-toed gecko]
G. Homonota Gray 1845 [Marked geckos]
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Homonota fasciatus Dumeril and Bibron 1836 [Banded marked gecko]
G. Hoplodactylus Fitzinger 1843
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Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Duméril and Bibron 1836
Hoplodactylus granulatus Gray 1845
Hoplodactylus maculatus Gray 1845
G. Lygodactylus Gray 1864
G. Naultinus Gray 1842
G. Nephrurus Gunther 1876
G. Pachydactylus Wiegmann 1834 [Thick-toed geckos]
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Pachydactylus bibronii Smith 1845 [Bibron's thick-toed gecko]
G. Paroedura Günther 1879 [Madagascar ground gecko]
G. Phelsuma Gray 1825
G. Phyllodactylus Gray 1828 [leaf-toed gecko]
G. Phyllopezus Peters 1877 [Brazilian geckos]
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Phyllopezus periosus Rodrigues 1986 [Peraiba gecko]
Phyllopezus pollicaris Spix 1825 [Brazilian gecko]
G. Pletholax Cope 1864 [Black-striped legless lizards]
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Pletholax gracilis Cope 1864 [Black-striped legless lizard]
G. Pygopus Merrem 1820
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†Pygopus hortulanus Hutchinson 1997
Pygopus lepidopodus Lacepede 1804 [Common scalyfoot]
G. Sphaerodactylus Wagler 1830 [round-fingered gecko]
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†Sphaerodactylus ciguapa Daza and Bauer 2012
†Sphaerodactylus dommeli Bohme 1984
G. Tarentola Gray 1825 [wall gecko]
G. Teratoscincus Strauch 1863 [Wonder geckos]
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Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolsky 1899 [Small-scaled wonder gecko]
Teratoscincus przewalskii Strauch 1877 [Przewalski's wonder gecko]
Teratoscincus scincus Schlegel 1858 [Common wonder gecko]
G. Thecadactylus Cuvier 1820 [turnip-tailed gecko]
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Thecadactylus rapicauda Houttuyn 1782 [turnip-tailed gecko]
G. Uroplatus Dumeril 1806 [Flat-tail geckos]
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Uroplatus fimbriatus Schneider 1797 [Common flat-tail gecko]
Invalid names: Gekkoninae Underwood 1954 [empty], Uroplatinae [empty]
Superfm. Gekkonoidea
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Invalid names: Yabeinosauridae Endo and Shikama 1942 [empty]
Fm. Gekkoolithidae Hirsch 1996
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Fm. Phyllodactylidae Gamble 2008
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G. Haemodracon Bauer et al. 1997
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Haemodracon riebeckii Peters 1882
Haemodracon trachyrhinus Boulenger 1899 [pygmy Socotran leaf-toed gecko]
Superfm. Pygopodoidea
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Invalid names: Anelytropidae Cope 1864 [empty], Pygopidae Boulenger 1884 [empty]
Invalid names: Bavarisauridae Kuhn 1961 [empty], Nyctisaura Gray [synonym], Pygopodidae Boulenger 1884 [empty], Xantusioidea Camp 1923 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available