Taxonomy: families
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Lizards (Sauria)

   Genera


Asaccus
Middle East Leaf-toed Geckos


Gymnodactylus
Naked-toed Geckos


Haemodracon
Socotra Leaf-toed Geckos


Homonota
Broad-headed Geckos


Phyllodactylus
American Leaf-toed Geckos


Phyllopezus
South American Robust Geckos


Ptyodactylus
Fan-toed Geckos


Tarentola
Wall Geckos


Thecadactylus
Turnip-tailed Geckos


Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Biodiversity of the family Phyllodactylidae Bibliography of the family Phyllodactylidae

Phyllodactylidae

Leaf-toed Geckos
Blattfingergeckos     Bladfingergekkoer




Contents: Endemicity:
9 genera of which 2 (22.2%) are endemic  0% 100%
170 species of which 126 (74.1%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: The species and genera of this family were previously included in the family Gekkonidae (e.g., Wermuth 1965; Goin, Goin & Zug 1978). Now considered a separate family (e.g., Henderson & Powell 2009; Vitt & Caldwell 2014).

Distribution:  North America, Central America, South America, West Indies, Europe, Africa, Middle East.

Reported from:
Algeria, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador (incl. Galapagos Islands), Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal (incl. Selvagens Islands), Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sint Eustatius, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, Spain (incl. Canary Islands), Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Western Sahara, Yemen.