Elasmodactylus

Elasmodactylus tuberculosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

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

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus:
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"[1].

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Thick-Toed Geckos
  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Elasmodactylus&species=tuberculosus