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Thecadactylus rapicauda (Houttuyn, 1782)

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Houttuyn, M. Het onderscheid der salamanderen van de haagdissen in 't algemeen, en van de gekkos in 't byzonder aangetoond. Venhandelingen Uitgegeven door het Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen te Vlissingen, ser. 1 , 9: 305-336. (1782).
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Phyllodactylidae
genus
Thecadactylus
species
Thecadactylus rapicauda

Name

Synonyms
Gekko laevis Daudin, 1802
Gekko rapicauda Houttuyn, 1782
Gekko surinamensis Daudin, 1802
Pachydactylus tristis Hallowel, 1854
Platydactylus theconyx Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Stellio perfoliatus Schneider
Homonyms
Thecadactylus rapicauda (Houttuyn, 1782)
Common names
Briba in Portuguese
Lagartixa in Portuguese
Lagartixa-da-Amazônia in Portuguese
Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko in English
Osga in Portuguese
Osga-Gigante in Portuguese
Rübenschwanzgecko in German
Tuqueque in Spanish
Turnip-tailed Gecko in English
Turniptail Gecko in English
largarrabo in Spanish
salamanquesa gigante in Spanish
turnip-tailed gecko in English
tuteca in Spanish
Knolstaartgekko in Dutch
Turnip-tailed Gecko in English
Turniptail Gecko in English
Giant Woodslave in English
Kèkè in language.
Pegapega in language.
Smooth Gekko in English
Thick-tailed Gecko in English
Turnip-Tailed Gecko in English
Turniptail Gecko in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2004: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004).
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  4. Meneses-Pelayo, E. (2018). Guía de campo para los reptiles y anfibios de Santander, Colombia. Disponible en http://www.santanderherps.com
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