The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of 163 species in 10 genera,Reptile Database distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The family was first delineated based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2008, and all members possess a unique single codon deletion in the phosducin (PDC) gene. The phyllodactylid genus Bogertia has been recently synonymized with Phyllopezus. The name of the family comes from the leaf shaped fingers.
Genera These genera are considered members of the Phyllodactylidae:
List of genera Genus Image Type species Taxon author Common name Species Asaccus A. elisae A. elisae Dixon & S. Anderson, 1973 Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos 18 Garthia G. gaudichaudii G. gaudichaudii Donoso-Barros & Vanzolini, 1965 Chilean marked geckos 2 Gymnodactylus G. geckoides G. geckoides Spix, 1825 Naked-toed geckos 5 Haemodracon H. riebeckii H. riebeckii Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 2 Homonota H. septentrionalis H. horrida Gray, 1845 Marked geckos 14 Phyllodactylus P. lanei P. pulcher Gray, 1828 American leaf-toed geckos 65 Phyllopezus P. pollicaris P. pollicaris W. Peters, 1877 8 Ptyodactylus P. guttatus P. hasselquistii Goldfuss, 1820 Fan-fingered geckos 12 Tarentola T. mauritanica T. mauritanica Gray, 1825 Wall geckos 33 Thecadactylus T. solimoensis T. rapicauda Goldfuss, 1820 Turnip-tailed geckos 3
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