Phyllodactylidae
| Phyllodactylidae | |
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| Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus xanti) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Infraorder: | Gekkomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Gekkonoidea |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
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The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of approximately 113 species, distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The Phyllodactylidae were described 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.
These genera are considered members of the Phyllodactylidae:
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