Turniptail Geckos
Thecadactylus
Thecadactylus is a gekko genus from the tropical Americas. They are known as the turnip-tailed geckos. The genus belongs to the gecko family Phyllodactylidae. Until 2007, it was believed to be monotypic, with T. rapicauda the sole species. Then however, the population from upstream southern Amazon basin was discovered to be very distinct and was named a new species, T. solimoensis. A third species was described in 2011.
Thecadactylus oskrobapreinorum Köhler & Vesely, 2011
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Northern Turniptail Gecko
speciesThecadactylus rapicauda
Southern Turniptail Gecko
speciesThecadactylus solimoensis
Saint Martin Thick-tailed Gecko
speciesThecadactylus oskrobapreinorum
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67968.