Geckoella

Geckoella
Individual at Dandeli (Geckoella sp)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Geckoella
Gray, 1867[1]
Species

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Geckoella is a genus of Gekkonidae endemic to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Classification of genus Geckoella

The phylogenetic relationships within the genus Geckoella has not been resolved to date. Based on morphology, Bauer (2002) suggested that it was a subgenus of Cyrtodactylus but a phylogenetic study by Feng et al. (2007), though with inadequate sampling of taxa, restored it to generic status once again.[1]

Seven species have been recorded to date.[3]

The five species found in India, listed alphabetically, are :[1]

Two species found in Sri Lanka, listed alphabetically, are :

occur in the arid and moist zones of Sri Lanka respectively.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Agarwal, Ishan, Aniruddha Datta-Roy, Aaron M. Bauer and Varad B. Giri (2012). "Rediscovery of Geckoella jeyporensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Hamadryad (Madras Crocodile Bank) 36 (1): 17–24. Check date values in: |access-date= (help);
  2. Beddome, R.H. (1878). "Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 685–686. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. Geckoella at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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