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Thecadactylus (turnip-tailed gecko)

Osteichthyes - 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
classOsteichthyes
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
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda (Barbuda) Thecadactylus rapicauda (155349)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Thecadactylus rapicauda (94615)