Gymnodactylus
| Gymnodactylus | |
|---|---|
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| Gymnodactylus vanzolinii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria or Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Gymnodactylus Spix, 1825[1] |
Gymnodactylus is a genus of Brazilian geckos, commonly known as naked-toed geckos.[2]
Species
The following five species are recognized.[2][3]
- Gymnodactylus amarali Barbour, 1925
- Gymnodactylus darwinii (Gray, 1845)
- Gymnodactylus geckoides Spix, 1825
- Gymnodactylus guttulatus Vanzolini, 1982
- Gymnodactylus vanzolinii Cassimiro & Rodrigues, 2009
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gymnodactylus.
References
Further reading
- Spix JB. 1825. Animalia nova sive species novae lacertarum, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII – MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis suscepto collegit et descripsit. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. Index (4 unnumbered pp.) + 26 pp. + 30 color plates. (Gymnodactylus, new genus, p. 17). (in Latin).
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