Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae Temporal range: Eocene - Recent
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Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | Gekkonoidea
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Family: | Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 |
Subfamilies | |
Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of
The genus Hemidactylus is one of the most species-rich and widely distributed of all reptile genera.[7]
Fossils
The family Gekkonidae is a member of the infraorder Gekkota, which seems to have first emerged during the Jurassic period (201-145 million years ago). Eichstaettisaurus schroederi is recognized as one of the earliest examples of an ancestral gecko species. Members of the genus Eichstaettisaurus display morphological adaptations associated with climbing. Eichstaettisaurus has been ranked as a stem gekkotan, but its true taxonomic rank is unclear.[8]
The species Hoburogekko suchanovi and Gobekko cretacicus, dated to the Albian-Aptian ages (121-100 million years ago) ages of the Cretaceous period, are unquestionably members of Gekkota. They are thought to be members of the Gekkonidae, as well, but their taxonomic rank is uncertain due to the incompleteness of the fossil remains.[9]
Yantarogekko balticus is the earliest known gekkonid gecko. Y. balticus was discovered in Baltic amber dated to the Eocene epoch (56-33.9 million years ago).[9] This species was small, measuring only 20–22 mm from snout to vent. Y. balticus has enlarged, undivided scansorial pads and a reduced but strongly clawed first digit, and lacks movable eyelids. Together, these morphological traits are distinctive of the family Gekkonidae, and also indicate that Y. balticus may have had adhesive abilities similar to modern geckos.
Distribution
Species within the Gekkonidae inhabit every warm region. Furthermore, many genera are capable of widespread geographical habitation, and can be considered
Genera
Gekkonidae contains these genera:
- Afroedura (34 species)
- Afrogecko(1 species)
- Agamura (3 species)
- Ailuronyx (3 species)
- Alsophylax (8 species)
- Altiphylax (5 species)
- Ancylodactylus (19 species)
- Bauerius (1 species)
- Blaesodactylus (6 species)
- Bunopus (3 species)
- Calodactylodes (2 species)
- †Cadurcogekko (2 species)
- Chondrodactylus (6 species)
- Christinus (3 species)
- Cnemaspis (200 species)
- Crossobamon (2 species)
- Cryptactites– Peringuey's leaf-toed gecko
- Cyrtodactylus (346 species)
- Cyrtopodion (25 species)
- Dixonius (14 species)
- Dravidogecko (7 species)
- Ebenavia (6 species)
- Elasmodactylus (2 species)
- Geckolepis (5 species)
- Gehyra (68 species)
- Gekko (86 species)
- Goggia (10 species)
- Hemidactylus (190 species)
- Hemiphyllodactylus (55 species)
- Heteronotia (5 species)
- Homopholis (4 species)
- Kolekanos (2 species)
- Lakigecko (1 species)
- Lepidodactylus (44 species)
- Luperosaurus (9 species)
- Lygodactylus (81 species)
- Matoatoa (2 species)
- Mediodactylus (17 species)
- Microgecko (8 species)
- Nactus (35 species)
- Narudasia - festive gecko
- Pachydactylus (58 species)
- Paragehyra (4 species)
- Paroedura (25 species) – Madagascar ground geckos
- Parsigecko – Ziaie's Pars-gecko
- Perochirus (3 species)
- Phelsuma (53 species)
- Pseudoceramodactylus– Gulf short-fingered gecko
- Pseudogekko (10 species)
- Ptenopus (3 species)
- Ptychozoon (13 species)
- Ramigekko – Swartberg African leaf-toed gecko
- Rhinogekko (2 species)
- Rhoptropella – Namaqua day gecko
- Rhoptropus (9 species)
- Stenodactylus (10 species)
- Tenuidactylus (8 species)
- Trachydactylus (2 species)
- Trigonodactylus (4 species)
- Tropiocolotes (15 species)
- Urocotyledon (6 species)
- Uroplatus (22 species)
Possibly belonging to the family:
†Yantarogekko (fossil)
Phylogeny
Pyron, et al. (2013)[18] presents the following classification of Gekkonidae genera, based on molecular phylogenetics.
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