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Phyllodactylus (leaf-toed gecko)

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Phyllodactylus was named by Gray (1828). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gecconidae by Cope (1875); and to Gekkonidae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Phyllodactylus Gray p. 3 figs. 1a & b, pl. 3
1875Phyllodactylus Cope p. 50
1983Phyllodactylus Estes
1988Phyllodactylus 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
genusPhyllodactylus

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. Phyllodactylus Gray 1828 [leaf-toed gecko]
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Phyllodactylus sp. (212186)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Ecuador (Galapagos) Phyllodactylus baurii (190844 190845 190846 190847)