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Gekkonidae (gecko)

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Gekkonidae Gray
1871Gecconidae Cope p. 236
1875Gecconidae Cope p. 18
1898Geckonidae Gadow p. 25
1928Geckonidae Perrier p. 3093
1946Gekkonidae Kuhn p. 61
1966Gekkonidae Kuhn p. 48
1975Gekkonidae Seiffert p. 10
1983Gekkonidae Estes
1988Gekkonidae Carroll
1990Gekkonidae Borsuk-Bialynicka p. 68
1993Gekkonidae Alifanov p. 9
1996Gekkonidae Frank and Ramus
2000Gekkonidae Alifanov p. 380
2006Gekkonidae Augé and Rage p. 239
2008Gekkonidae Jonniaux and Kumazawa
2008Gekkonidae Venczel and Stiuca p. 750 fig. 12A

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

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.

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. Aristelliger Cope 1861 [croacking gecko]
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Aristelliger praesignis Hallowell 1856
G. Bogertia Loveridge 1841 [Bogert's geckos]
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Bogertia lutzae Loveridge 1941 [Bogert's gecko]
G. Briba Amaral 1935 [Brazilian gecko]
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Briba brasiliana Amaral 1935 [Amaral's Brazilian gecko]
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. Cyrtodactylus Gray 1827 [bow-fingered gecko]
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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
Subfm. Eublepharinae Boulenger 1883
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G. Holodactylus Boetteger 1893
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. Gekko Laurenti 1768 [gecko]
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Gekko gecko Linneaus 1758 [Tokay gecko]
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. Hemidactylus Cuvier 1817
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Hemidactylus brookii Gray 1845 [Brook's gekko]
G. Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker 1960
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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
G. †Laonogekko Augé 2003
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†Laonogekko lefevrei Augé 2003
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. Platydactylus Brulle 1835
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†Platydactylus minutus Giebel 1862
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. †Rhodanogekko Hoffstetter 1946
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†Rhodanogekko vireti Hoffstetter 1946
Subfm. Sphaerodactylinae Underwood 1954
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Subfm. †Euleptinae Villa et al. 2022
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G. †Geiseleptes Villa et al. 2022
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†Geiseleptes delfinoi Villa et al. 2022
G. Sphaerodactylus Wagler 1830 [round-fingered gecko]
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†Sphaerodactylus ciguapa Daza and Bauer 2012
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]
G. †Yantarogekko Bauer et al. 2005
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†Yantarogekko balticus Bauer et al. 2005
Invalid names: Gekkoninae Underwood 1954 [empty], Uroplatinae [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928Vertèbres amphicèles. Os pariétaux séparés. Clavicules larges et perforées. Yeux sans paupières développées.