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Eublepharidae

Reptilia - Eublepharidae

Taxonomy
Eublepharidae was named by Boulenger (1883). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Eublepharinae by Kuhn (1966) and Kluge (1967).

It was assigned to Geckones by Gadow (1898); to Geckonidi by Perrier (1928); to Gekkonidae by Kuhn (1966) and Kluge (1967); to Lacertilia by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Gekkota by Jonniaux and Kumazawa (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Eublepharidae Boulenger
1898Eublepharidae Gadow p. 25
1928Eublepharidae Perrier p. 3093
1966Eublepharinae Kuhn p. 48
1967Eublepharinae Kluge
1996Eublepharidae Frank and Ramus
2008Eublepharidae Jonniaux and Kumazawa

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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
familyEublepharidaeBoulenger 1883
familyEublepharidaeBoulenger 1883

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.

Fm. Eublepharidae Boulenger 1883
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G. Aeluroscalabotes Gunther 1864 [Cat geckos]
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Aeluroscalabotes felinus Gunther 1864 [Cat gecko]
G. Eublepharis Gray 1827
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Eublepharis macularius Blyth 1854 [Leopard gecko]
G. Hemitheconyx Dumeril 1851 [Fat-tail geckos]
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Hemitheconyx caudicinctus Dumeril 1851 [Fat-tail gecko]
Hemitheconyx taylori Parker 1930 [Taylor's fat-tail gecko]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928Vertèbres procèles; os pariétaux fusionnés; des paupières mobiles, bien développées, épaisses.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Arikareean or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 18.5 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Eublepharidae indet. (17476)