Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ailuronyx
Species: Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus

Name

Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus Gerlach & Canning, 1996

Type locality: Seychelles.

Synonyms

• Ailuronyx seychellensis Henkel & Zobel, 1987: 12 (part.)

References

• Gerlach, J. & Canning, K.L. 1996. A new species of the Western Indian Ocean gecko Ailuronyx (Reptilia; Gekkonidae). The Herpetological Journal 6(2): 37–42.
• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 January 2023.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus  (Near Threatened)

Distribution

• Seychelles

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf Bronze Gecko