Amalosia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

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 Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Amalosia
Species (10): A. capensis – A. hinesi – A. jacovae – A. lesueurii – A. nebula – A. obscura – A. queenslandia – A. rhombifer – A. robusta – A. saxicola

Name

Amalosia Wells & Wellington, 1984: 75

• Type species: Phyllodactylus lesueurii Duméril & Bibron, 1836, by original designation.

Synonyms

• Nebulifera Oliver, Bauer, Greenbaum, Jackman & Hobbie, 2012: 260 [synonymised by Hoskin & Couper (2023)]
  • Type species: Oedura robusta Boulenger, 1885, by original designation and monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. [1983] 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1(3–4): 73–129. Reference page. 
• Oliver, P.M., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T. & Hobbie, T. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63(2): 255–264. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.013 Reference page. 
• Hoksin, C.J. & Couper, P.J. 2023. Revision of zigzag geckos (Diplodactylidae: Amalosia) in eastern Australia, with description of five new species. Zootaxa 5343(4): 301–337. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.4.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Oliver, P.M., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T. & Hobbie, T. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of the arboreal Australian gecko genus Oedura Gray 1842 (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae): Another plesiomorphic grade? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63(2): 255–264. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.013 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amalosia . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Amalosia Velvet Geckos

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