Pseudothecadactylus Explained

Pseudothecadactylus is a genus of geckos found in various states of Australia.^[1]

Species

Three species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Pseudothecadactylus australis – Cape York pad-tail gecko
• Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus
• Pseudothecadactylus lindneri – giant cave gecko

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudothecadactylus.

The specific name, lindneri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist David A. Lindner.^[3]

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.

Notes and References

1. http://jcvi.org/reptiles/search.php?submit=Search&exact%5B%5D=genus&genus=Pseudothecadactylus JCVI.org
2. . www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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).