The Phyllodactylidae are a family of

geckos Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates. They range from . Geckos are unique among lizards f ...

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Gekkota Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates. They range from . Geckos are unique among lizards f ...

) consisting of 163

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

in 10

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

, distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The family was first delineated based on a molecular

phylogenetic analysis In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical data ...

in 2008, and all members possess a unique single codon deletion in the

phosducin Phosducin, also known as PDC, is a human protein and gene. It belongs to the phosducin family of proteins. This gene encodes a phosphoprotein, which is located in the outer and inner segments of the rod cells in the retina. This protein may part ...

(''PDC'') gene. The phyllodactylid genus ''

Bogertia Lutz's gecko (''Phyllopezus lutzae''), also known commonly as Bogert's gecko and Lutz' marked gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. Etymology The specific name, ''lutzae'', is in honor ...

'' has been recently synonymized with ''

Phyllopezus ''Phyllopezus'' is a genus of South American geckos, lizards in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus contains eight described species.Gamble T, Colli GR, Rodrigues MT, Werneck FP, Simons AM (2012). "Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos ( ...

''. The name of the family comes from the leaf shaped fingers.

Genera

These genera are considered members of the Phyllodactylidae:

References

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