Calodactylodes aureus

Calodactylodes aureus

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 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: Calodactylodes
Species: Calodactylodes aureus

Name

Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.25.30-31, and ZMB 17555.
• Type locality: “Tirupati Hills”, Eastern Ghats.

Combinations

• Calodactylus aureus Beddome, 1870: 31 [original combination]
• Calodactylodes aureus — Strand, 1928 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• India (Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh)

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1870. Descriptions of some new Lizards from the Madras Presidency. The Madras Monthly Journal of Medical Science 1: 30–35. Reference page. 
• Strand, E. 1928. Miscellanea nomenclatorica zoologica et palaeontologica, I-II. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 92(A8): 30-75. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Calodactylodes aureus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 Janaury 2023.
• Bauer, A., Srinivasulu, C., Agarwal, I., Roy, A.D., Srinivasulu, B. & Mohapatra, P. 2013. IUCN: Calodactylodes aureus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194828A2363761. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194828A2363761.en. Accessed on 16 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Golden Gecko

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