''Pseudothecadactylus'' is a
genus
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gecko
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 throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
s found in various states of
Australia
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Species
Three species are recognized as being valid.
*''Pseudothecadactylus australis
The northern velvet gecko (''Pseudothecadactylus australis'') is a gecko endemic to Australia.
References
Pseudothecadactylus
Reptiles described in 1877
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Geckos of Australia
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'' – Cape York pad-tail gecko
*''Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus
''Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus'' is a gecko endemic to Australia. The species has an average length from snout to vent of 11.5cm.
References
Pseudothecadactylus
Reptiles described in 1975
Taxa named by Harold Cogger
Geckos of Austral ...
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*''Pseudothecadactylus lindneri
The giant cave gecko (''Pseudothecadactylus lindneri'') is a gecko endemic to Australia.
References
Pseudothecadactylus
Reptiles described in 1975
Taxa named by Harold Cogger
Geckos of Australia
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'' – giant cave geckoNota bene
(, or ; plural form ) is a Latin phrase meaning "note well".
It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
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'': A binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pseudothecadactylus''.
The specific name Specific name may refer to:
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* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''lindneri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist David A. Lindner.[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudothecadactylus lindneri'', p. 158).]
References
Further reading
* Brongersma L (1936). "Herpetological Note XIII". ''Zoologische Mededelingen'' 19: 136. (''Pseudothecadactylus'', new genus).
* Cogger HG (1975). "New lizards of the genus ''Pseudothecadactylus'' (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Arnhem Land and northwestern Australia". ''Rec. Australian Mus''. 30: 87-97.
*Cogger HG (1992). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Fifth Edition''. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
*Rösler, Herbert (1995). ''Geckos der Welt - Alle Gattungen''. Leipzig: Urania. 256 pp. (in German).
*Smith LA (1989). "Taxonomic status of the gecko ''Pseudothecadactylus lindneri cavaticus'' Cogger". ''Rec. W. Australian Mus''. 14: 425-426.
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Lizard genera
Taxa named by Leo Brongersma
Geckos of Australia