Phyllodactylidae Explained

The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of 163 species in 10 genera,[1] distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The family was first delineated 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] The name of the family comes from the leaf shaped fingers.

Genera

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

List of genera
GenusImageType speciesTaxon authorCommon nameSpecies
Asaccusalign=center
A. elisae		align=center A. elisae align=center Dixon & S. Anderson, 1973align=center Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckosalign=center 19
Garthiaalign=center
G. gaudichaudii		align=center G. gaudichaudii align=center Donoso-Barros & Vanzolini, 1965align=center Chilean marked geckosalign=center 2
Gymnodactylusalign=center
G. geckoides		align=center G. geckoides align=center Spix, 1825align=center Naked-toed geckosalign=center 5
Haemodraconalign=center
H. riebeckii		align=center H. riebeckii align=center Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997align=center align=center 2
Homonotaalign=center
H. septentrionalis		align=center H. horrida align=center Gray, 1845align=center Marked geckosalign=center 14
Phyllodactylusalign=center
P. lanei		align=center P. pulcher align=center Gray, 1828align=center American leaf-toed geckosalign=center 65
Phyllopezusalign=center
P. pollicaris		align=center P. pollicaris align=center W. Peters, 1877align=center align=center 8
Ptyodactylusalign=center
P. guttatus		align=center P. hasselquistii align=center Goldfuss, 1820align=center Fan-fingered geckosalign=center 12
Tarentolaalign=center
T. mauritanica		align=center T. mauritanica align=center Gray, 1825align=center Wall geckosalign=center 33
Thecadactylusalign=center
T. solimoensis		align=center T. rapicauda align=center Goldfuss, 1820align=center Turnip-tailed geckosalign=center 3

Notes and References

  1. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/search.php?taxon=Phyllodactylidae&submit=Search 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 . 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00330.x. 83706826 . free .
  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 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.033 . 22182991. free .
  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 . 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x . 21126276 . 3075428.

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