Urocotyledon

Urocotyledon is a genus of lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.

Urocotyledon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Genus: Urocotyledon
Kluge, 1983

Geographic range

Species in the genus Urocotyledon are found on the African mainland and on associated islands.[1]

Species

Five species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Urocotyledon inexpectata (Stejneger, 1893) – Seychelles sucker-tailed gecko, Seychelles surprise gecko
  • Urocotyledon palmata (Mocquard, 1902) – Congo palm gecko
  • Urocotyledon rasmusseni Bauer & Menegon, 2006 – Rasmussen's gecko
  • Urocotyledon weileri (L. Müller, 1909) – Weiler's gecko
  • Urocotyledon wolterstorffi (Tornier, 1900) – Wolterstorff's gecko

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

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References

  1. "Urocotyledon ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Kluge AG (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". Copeia 1983 (2): 465-475. (Urocotyledon, new genus).
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