Urocotyledon

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: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Urocotyledon
Species: U. inexpectata – U. palmata – U. rasmusseni – U. weileri – U. wolterstorffi
Name

Urocotyledon Kluge, 1983: 472.
Gender: feminine.
Type species: Diplodactylus inexpectatus Stejneger, 1893.
Fixation: type by original designation.
Etymology: Greek ουρα oura "tail"; κοτυληδων kotulēdōn "suckers".

References
Primary references

Kluge, A.G. 1983. Cladistic relationships among gekkonid lizards. Copeia, 1983(2): 465–475. Full text PDF Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Urocotyledon . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2018-11-17.

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

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.
References

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