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Thecadactylus (turnip-tailed gecko)

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Thecadactylus was named by Cuvier (1820). It is extant. Its type is Thecadactylus rapicauda.

It was assigned to Gekkonidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).

Species
T. rapicauda (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Thecadactylus Cuvier
1983Thecadactylus Estes
1988Thecadactylus Carroll

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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
genusThecadactylusCuvier 1820

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.

G. Thecadactylus Cuvier 1820 [turnip-tailed gecko]
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Thecadactylus rapicauda Houttuyn 1782 [turnip-tailed gecko]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available