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Diplodactylidae
Family of lizards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diplodactylidae are a family in the suborder Gekkota (geckos), with over 150 species in 25 genera.[2] These geckos occur in Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.[3][4] Diplodactylids are the most ecologically diverse and widespread family of geckos in both Australia and New Caledonia, and are the only family of geckos found in New Zealand.[5][6] Three diplodactylid genera (Oedura, Rhacodactylus, and Hoplodactylus) have recently been split into multiple new genera.[7][8][9]
Quick Facts Diplodactylidae Temporal range: Paleocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Diplodactylidae Temporal range: Paleocene - Recent | |
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Diplodactylus vittatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | Pygopodoidea |
Family: | Diplodactylidae Underwood, 1954[1] |
Genera | |
25, see text |
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In previous classifications, the family Diplodactylidae is equivalent to the subfamily Diplodactylinae.[10]