Pseudothecadactylus | |
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Giant cave gecko (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri) | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
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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