Thecadactylus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Thecadactylus
Species (3): T. oskrobapreinorum – T. rapicauda – T. solimoensis
Name

Thecadactylus Goldfuss, 1820: 157

Type species: Gekko laevis Daudin, 1802, by monotypy.
References
Primary references

Goldfuss, G.A. 1820. Reptilia. pp. 121–181 In: Schubert, G.H. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Vol. 3. Handbuch der Zoologie. J.L. Schrag: Nürnberg.

Additional references

Bergmann, P.J. & Russell, A.P. 2007. Systematics and biogeography of the widespread Neotropical gekkonid genus Thecadactylus (Squamata), with the description of a new cryptic species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149(3): 339–370. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00251.x Reference page.
Köhler, G. & Vesely, M. 2011. A new species of Thecadactylus from Sint Maarten, Lesser Antilles (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae). ZooKeys 118: 97–107. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.118.1476 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Thecadactylus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 December 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Turnip-tailed Geckos

Thecadactylus is a gekko genus from the tropical Americas. They are known as the turnip-tailed geckos.[1] The genus belongs to the gecko family Phyllodactylidae. Until 2007, it was believed to be monotypic, with T. rapicauda the sole species. Then however, the population from upstream southern Amazon basin was discovered to be very distinct and was named a new species, T. solimoensis. A third species was described in 2011.

Thecadactylus oskrobapreinorum Köhler & Vesely, 2011[1]
Thecadactylus rapicauda Houttuyn, 1782 – turniptail gecko
Thecadactylus solimoensis Bergmann & Russell, 2007

References

Köhler, G. and M. Vesely. (2011). A new species of Thecadactylus from Sint Maarten, Lesser Antilles (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae). ZooKeys 118: 97–107.

Georg August Goldfuss|Goldfuss, G.A. 1820. Reptilia. pp. 121–181 In: Schubert, G.H. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Vol. 3. Handbuch der Zoologie. J.L. Schrag: Nürnberg.