Diplodactylidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkota
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Reptilia Subclassis: Diapsida Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Gekkota

Superfamilia: Pygopodomorpha
Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genera (22): Bavayia – Correlophus – Crenadactylus – Dactylocnemis – Dierogekko – Diplodactylus – Eurydactylodes – Hoplodactylus – Lucasium – Mniarogekko – Mokopirirakau – Naultinus – Oedodera – Oedura – Paniegekko – Pseudothecadactylus – Rhacodactylus – Rhynchoedura – Strophurus – Toropuku – Tukutuku – Woodworthia
[sources: Han, Zhou & Bauer (2004: 363), Bauer et al. (2006, 2006b, 2012), Oliver, Hutchinson & Cooper (2007), Nielsen et al. (2011)]

Name

• Diplodactylidae Underwood, 1954
  • Type genus: Diplodactylus Gray, 1832

References

• Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.; Sadlier, R.A.; Whitaker, A.H. 2006: A new genus and species of diplodactylid gecko (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from northwestern New Caledonia. Pacific science, 60(1): 125-135. doi: 10.1353/psc.2005.0055 PDF reference page 
• Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.; Sadlier, R.A.; Whitaker, A.H. 2006: A revision of the Bavayia validiclavis group (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a clade of New Caledonian geckos exhibiting microendemism. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4), 57(18): 503-547. PDF PDF reference page 
• Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Sadlier, R.A.; Whitaker, A.H. 2012: Revision of the giant geckos of New Caledonia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus). Zootaxa, 3404: 1-52. Preview reference page 
• Han, D.; Zhou, K.; Bauer, A.M. 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(3): 353–368. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00393.x reference page 
• King, M. 1987: Chromosomal evolution in the Diplodactylinae (Gekkonidae, Reptilia). I. Evolutionary relationships and patterns of change. Australian journal of zoology, 35(5): 507-531. doi: 10.1071/ZO9870507 reference page 
• King, M.; Mengden, G. 1990: Chromosomal evolution in the Diplodactylinae (Gekkonidae, Reptilia). II. Chromosomal variability between New Caledonian species. Australian journal of zoology, 38(2): 219-226. doi: 10.1071/ZO9900219 reference page 
• Nielsen, S.V.; Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Daugherty, C.H. 2011: New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 59(1): 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.007 reference page 
• Oliver, P.M.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Cooper, S.J.B. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray and resurrection of Lucasium Wermuth (Gekkota, Diplodactylidae). Australian journal of zoology, 55(3): 197–210. doi: 10.1071/ZO07008 reference page