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Sphaerodactylinae

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerodactylidae was named by Underwood (1954). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Sphaerodactylinae by Kuhn (1966), Kluge (1967).

It was assigned to Gekkonidae by Kuhn (1966), Kluge (1967).

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Euleptinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Sphaerodactylinae Kuhn p. 48
1967Sphaerodactylinae Kluge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderGekkonomorpha
infraorderGekkotaCuvier 1817
familyGekkonidaeGray 1825
subfamilySphaerodactylinae(Underwood 1954)
subfamilySphaerodactylinae(Underwood 1954)

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.

Subfm. Sphaerodactylinae Underwood 1954
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Subfm. †Euleptinae Villa et al. 2022
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G. †Geiseleptes Villa et al. 2022
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Geiseleptes delfinoi Villa et al. 2022
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Geiseleptes delfinoi (45739)