Pseudothecadactylus

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Pseudothecadactylus
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Giant cave gecko (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Pseudothecadactylus
Brongersma, 1936

Pseudothecadactylus is a genus of geckos found in various states of Australia. [1]

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Species

Three species are recognized as being valid. [2]

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

The specific name, lindneri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist David A. Lindner. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 JCVI.org
  2. Genus Pseudothecadactylus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri, p. 158).

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