Diplodactylus

For the African genus called fat-tailed geckos, see Hemitheconyx

Diplodactylus
Diplodactylus vittatus,
eastern stone gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Diplodactylidae
Genus:Diplodactylus
Gray, 1832

Diplodactylus is a genus of geckos of the family Diplodactylidae[1] from Australia. They are sometimes called stone geckos or fat-tailed geckos. Member species are morphologically similar but genetically distinct.[2]

Species

The following 26 species are included in Diplodactylus:[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Diplodactylus.

References

  1. 1 2 Diplodactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.
  2. ↑ Doughty, Paul; Oliver, Paul M. (2013). "Systematics of Diplodactylus (Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot: redefinition of D. polyophthalmus and the description of two new species". Western Australian Museum Records and Supplements. 28 (1): 44–65.

Further reading

  • Gray JE. 1832. Characters of a New Genus of Mammalia, and of a New Genus and two New Species of Lizards, from New Holland. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1832: 39-40. (Diplodactylus, new genus, p. 40). (in English and Latin).


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