Uroplatinae

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Uroplatinae
Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) Montagne d'Ambre.jpg
Uroplatus sikorae in Montagne d'Ambre National Park
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Boulenger, 1884
Genera

28; see text.

Uroplatinae is a subfamily of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. At least 28 genera have been found to be cluster in a clade together. [1] In the past this was once a monotypic subfamily that included Uroplatus .

Below are the following genera: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Pyron, R.; Burbrink, Frank T.; Wiens, John J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 93. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13...93P. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-93 . PMC   3682911 . PMID   23627680.