Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Gekkota Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Gekkonidae Rank Genus | |
Similar Perochirus, Paragehyra, Afrogecko, Calodactylodes, Pseudogekko | ||
Urocotyledon is a genus of lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
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Geographic range
Species in the genus Urocotyledon are found on the African mainland and on associated islands.
Species
Five species are recognized as being valid.
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.
The specific name, weileri, is in honor of Justus Weiler who collected the holotype in Cameroon.
The specific name, wolterstorffi, is in honor of German herpetologist Willy Wolterstorff.
References
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