Urocotyledon inexpectata

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: Gekkonidae
Genus: Urocotyledon
Species: Urocotyledon inexpectata

Name

Urocotyledon inexpectata (Stejneger, 1893)

• Holotype: USNM 20433.
• Type locality: “Mahé Island”, Seychelles.

Combinations

• Diplodactylus inexpectatus Stejneger 1893: 714 [original combination]
• Phyllodactylus inexpectatus — Wermuth, 1965: 137 [subsequent combination]
• Urocotyledon inexpectata — Kluge, 1983: 472 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Kluge, A.G. 1983. Cladistic relationships among gekkonid lizards. Copeia 1983(2): 465–475. DOI: 10.2307/1444392 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lobón-Rovira, J., Rocha, S., Gower, D.J., Perera, A. & Harris, D.J. 2022. The unexpected gecko: A new cryptic species within Urocotyledon inexpectata (Stejneger, 1893) from the northern granitic Seychelles. Zootaxa 5150(4): 556–578. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.4.5 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Urocotyledon inexpectata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 January 2020.
• Gerlach, J. & Ineich, I. 2006. IUCN: Urocotyledon inexpectata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61435A12484181. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61435A12484181.en. Accessed on 23 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Seychelles Sucker-tailed Gecko