Infraorder GEKKOTA - Geckos

Family CARPHODACTYLIDAE

Family CARPHODACTYLIDAE - the "Australian" Geckos

Under the most recent classification of geckos, this family was created from a number of genera either new or formerly belonging to Diplodactylidae. All members are only found in Australia.

Please note that this section of the gecko pages is under revision and will be added to shortly.

Genus	Common Name	No. of species	Distribution	Notes
Carphodactylus	Chameleon Geckos	1	Australia
Nephurus	Knob-Tailed Geckos	9	Australia
Orraya	Long-Necked Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko	1	Australia	Formerly a Saltuarius species.
Phyllurus	Leaf-Tailed Geckos	9	Australia
Saltuarius	Leaf-Tailed Geckos	6	Australia
Underwoodisaurus	Thick-Tailed Geckos	2	Australia
Uvidicolus	Border Thick-Tailed Gecko	1	Australia	Formerly an Underwoodisaurus species.

Bibliography

Lizards of the World, Mattison

Breeding and Keeping Geckos, Coborn, TFH 1995 - a particularly valuable book for lesser known geckos, especially the Diplodactylines, although some of the taxonomic data now seems to be outdated.

Keeping and Breeding Lizards, Mattison

Geckos: Keeping and Breeding Them in Captivity, Walls and Walls, TFH 1999.

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