Phyllodactylidae

The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of approximately 148 species,[1] distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The Phyllodactylidae were described based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2008 and all members possess a unique single codon deletion in the phosducin (PDC) gene.[2] The phyllodactylid genus Bogertia has been recently synonymized with Phyllopezus.[3]

Phyllodactylidae
Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus xanti)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
(unranked): Gekkomorpha
Superfamily: Gekkonoidea
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Gamble et al., 2008
Genera

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Genera

These genera are considered members of the Phyllodactylidae:[4]

References

  1. Reptile Database
  2. Gamble, T.; Bauer, A.M.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R. (July 2008). "Out of the blue: A novel, trans-Atlantic clade of geckos (Gekkota, Squamata)". Zoologica Scripta. 37 (4): 355–366. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00330.x. S2CID 83706826.
  3. Gamble, T.; Colli, G.R.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Werneck, F.P.; Simons, A.M. (2012). "Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America's open biomes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (3): 943–953. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.033. PMID 22182991.
  4. Gamble, T.; Bauer, A.M.; Colli, G.R.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R.; Vitt, L.J.; Simons, A.M. (February 2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24 (2): 231–244. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x. PMC 3075428. PMID 21126276.


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