Urocotyledon
| Urocotyledon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Urocotyledon Kluge, 1983 |
Urocotyledon is a genus of lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Geographic range
Species in the genus Urocotyledon are found on the African mainland and on associated islands.[1]
Species
Five species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Urocotyledon inexpectata (Stejneger, 1893) – Seychelles surprise gecko
- Urocotyledon palmata (Mocquard, 1902) – Congo palm gecko
- Urocotyledon rasmusseni Bauer & Menegon, 2006 – Rasmussen's gecko
- Urocotyledon weileri (L. Müller, 1909) – Weiler's gecko
- Urocotyledon wolterstorffi (Tornier, 1900) – Wolterstorff's gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Urocotyledon.
Etymology
The specific name, rasmusseni, is in honor of Danish herpetologist Jens Bødtker Rasmussen.[2]
The specific name, weileri, is in honor of Justus Weiler who collected the holotype in Cameroon.[2][3]
The specific name, wolterstorffi, is in honor of German herpetologist Willy Wolterstorff.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Urocotyledon ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Urocotyledon rasmusseni, p. 217; U. weileri, p. 281; U. wolterstorffi, pp. 288-289).
- ↑ Lindholm WA (1905). "Beschreibung einer neuen Schlangenart (Dipsadophidium weileri nov. gen. et nov. sp.)" Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde 58: 183-187. (in German).
Further reading
- Kluge AG (1983). "Cladistic Relationships among Gekkonid Lizards". Copeia 1983 (2): 465-475. (Urocotyledon, new genus).
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