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Thecadactylus (turnip-tailed gecko)
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).
It was assigned to Gekkonidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).
Species
T. rapicauda (type species)
Synonymy list
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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
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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
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 |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Antigua and Barbuda (Barbuda) | Thecadactylus rapicauda (155349) | |
Holocene | Antigua and Barbuda | Thecadactylus rapicauda (94615) |