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Teratoscincus (Wonder geckos)

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Teratoscincus was named by Strauch (1863). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gekkonidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Teratoscincus Strauch
1996Teratoscincus Frank and Ramus

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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
genusTeratoscincusStrauch 1863

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. 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:40:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:40:44
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available