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Calodactylodes
Sign in to saveCalodactylodes is a genus of lizards, commonly called golden geckos, in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus is distributed in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Lizards in the genus Calodactylodes are primarily distinguished from other lizards by their characteristic, paired flower petal-like skin extensions on their fingers and toes.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae
Calodactylodes es un género de geckos de la familia Gekkonidae. Se encuentran en India y Sri Lanka. Tienen tamaño mediano y son nocturnos y arborícolas. Calodactylodes significa "dedos elegantes", y sus patas, de hecho, cuentan con dedos especialmente finos y delicados.
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Calodactylodes is a genus of lizards, commonly called golden geckos, in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus is distributed in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Lizards in the genus Calodactylodes are primarily distinguished from other lizards by their characteristic, paired flower petal-like skin extensions on their fingers and toes.
==Taxonomy== The generic name, Calodactylodes, created in 1928 by Embrik Strand, is a replacement name for Beddome's Calodactylus. Replacement was necessary because when Richard Henry Beddome created Calodactylus in 1870, this name was already preoccupied by a genus of beetles which Émile Blanchard had named Calodactylus in 1850.