Thecadactylus rapicauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Thecadactylus
Species: Thecadactylus rapicauda

Name

Thecadactylus rapicauda (Houttuyn, 1782)

Holotype: probably lost.

Type locality: “Westindische [=West Indies]”, resticted to “Chichén Itzâ, Yucatán, México”, by Smith & Taylor (1950), and to “Paramaribo, Suriname”, by Hoogmoed (1973: 57,65).

Combinations

Gekko rapicauda Houttuyn, 1782: 323 [original combination]
Lacerta rapicauda — Gmelin, 1789: 1068 [subsequent combination]
Gecko rapicauda — Meyer, 1795: 26 [subsequent combination]
Hemidactylus rapicauda — Schlegel, 1858: 543 [ subsequent combination]
Thecadactylus rapicaudus — Gray, 1845: 146 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]
Thecadactylus rapicauda — Günther, 1859: 211 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Platydactylus theconyx Duméril & Bibron, 1836: 306 [nomen substitutum for Gekko rapicauda Houttuyn, 1782; synonymized by Gray (1845: 146)]

References

Primary references

Houttuyn, M. 1782. Het onderscheid der salamanderen van de haagdissen in 't algemeen, en van de gekkos in 't byzonder aangetoond. Verhandelingen Uitgegeven door het Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen te Vlissingen, Serie 1, 9: 305–336. BHL Reference page.
Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1836. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome Troisième (In French). Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. IV + 518 pp. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thecadactylus rapicauda. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 December 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Turniptail Gecko
español: Salamanquesa gigante