Thecadactylus
Sign in to saveThecadactylus is a gekko genus from the tropical Americas. They are known as the turnip-tailed geckos. The genus belongs to the gecko family Phyllodactylidae. Until 2007, it was believed to be monotypic, with T. rapicauda the sole species. Then however, the population from upstream southern Amazon basin was discovered to be very distinct and was named a new species, T. solimoensis. A third species was described in 2011.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhyllodactylidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 318
- Family
- Phyllodactylidae
- Collections
- UAZ, UF, UTA, LSUMZ, UMZC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela, Antigua And Barbuda, Dominica
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- Parent taxon
- Phyllodactylidae
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- Thecadactylus oskrobapreinorum - ZooKeys-118-097-g004-d.jpg
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Thecadactylus is a gekko genus from the tropical Americas. They are known as the turnip-tailed geckos. The genus belongs to the gecko family Phyllodactylidae. Until 2007, it was believed to be monotypic, with T. rapicauda the sole species. Then however, the population from upstream southern Amazon basin was discovered to be very distinct and was named a new species, T. solimoensis. A third species was described in 2011. Thecadactylus oskrobapreinorum Köhler & Vesely, 2011 Thecadactylus rapicauda Houttuyn, 1782 – turniptail gecko Thecadactylus solimoensis Bergmann & Russell, 2007
==References== Georg August Goldfuss|Goldfuss, G.A. 1820. Reptilia. pp. 121–181 In: Handbuch der Naturgeschichte zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Vol. 3. Handbuch der Zoologie. J.L. Schrag: Nürnberg.
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