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Underwoodisaurus
Sign in to saveUnderwoodisaurus is a small genus of Australian lizards in the family Carphodactylidae. Member species are commonly known as thick-tailed geckos, along with the species Uvidicolus sphyrurus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCarphodactylidae
Underwoodisaurus es un género de gecos de la familia Carphodactylidae. Es endémico de Australia.[1] Son los reptiles más pequeños, con una cola espesa, con los pies más largos y delgados y los ojos grandes coronados por una perla.[cita requerida] Especies Se reconocen las siguientes dos especies:[2] Underwoodisaurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825) Underwoodisaurus seorsus Doughty & Oliver, 2011 Referencias ↑ Underwoodisaurus en BioLib ↑ Uetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (ed.). «Underwoodisaurus». Reptile Database. Reptarium. Consultado el 13 de marzo de 2016.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Carphodactylidae
- Collections
- JFBM, TM, ROM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Description
- Geographic range and
- Ecology
- Reproduction
- References
- Further reading
Underwoodisaurus is a small genus of Australian lizards in the family Carphodactylidae. Member species are commonly known as thick-tailed geckos, along with the species Uvidicolus sphyrurus.
==Etymology== The generic name, Underwoodisaurus, is in honour of British herpetologist Garth Leon Underwood.
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