Carphodactylidae
| Carphodactylidae | |
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| Barking gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Infraorder: | Pygopodomorpha |
| Family: | Carphodactylidae |
| Genera | |
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The Carphodactylidae are a family of geckos consisting of 28 described species. All species occur in Australia.
Genera
The following genera are considered members of the Carphodactylidae:[1][2]
- Carphodactylus
- Nephrurus
- Orraya
- Phyllurus
- Saltuarius
- Underwoodisaurus
- Uvidicolus
References
- ↑ Han, D., K. Zhou, & A. M. Bauer. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships among gekkotan lizards inferred from c-mos nuclear DNA sequences and a new classification of the Gekkota. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 353– 368.
- ↑ Oliver, P.M.; Bauer, A.M. 2011: Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 59(3): 664-674. ISSN 1055-7903 doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.018
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