Elasmodactylus

Elasmodactylus tuberculosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Elasmodactylus
Species (2): E. tetensis – E. tuberculosus

Name

Elasmodactylus Boulenger, 1895: 726

• Type species: Elasmodactylus tuberculosus Boulenger, 1895, by monotypy.

Etymology

• Elasmodactylus comes from Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma), meaning "plate", and δάκτυλος (dáktulos), meaning "finger".

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1895. Second report on additions to the lizard collection in the Natural History Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894: 722–736. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Elasmodactylus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 July 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Thick-Toed Geckos