Geckoella | |
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Individual at Dandeli (Geckoella sp) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: |
Geckoella Gray, 1867 [1] [2] |
Type species | |
Geckoella punctata Gray, 1867
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Species | |
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Geckoella is a disputed genus of Gekkonidae endemic to India and Sri Lanka. [1] [3]
The phylogenetic relationships within the genus Geckoella has not been resolved to date. Based on morphology, Bauer (2002) suggested that it was a subgenus of Cyrtodactylus but a phylogenetic study by Feng et al. (2007), though with inadequate sampling of taxa, restored it to generic status once again. [1] They have all been placed under the genus Cyrtodactylus until a more definitive classification can be worked out. [4]
Seven species have been recorded. [5]
The five species found in India, listed alphabetically, are : [1]
Two species found in Sri Lanka, listed alphabetically, are :
occur in the arid and moist zones of Sri Lanka respectively. [1]