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Hoplodactylus

Reptilia - Gekkonidae

Taxonomy
Hoplodactylus was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Diplodactylinae by Kluge (1967); and to Gekkonidae by Worthy (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Hoplodactylus Fitzinger
1967Hoplodactylus Kluge
1997Hoplodactylus Worthy p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderGekkonomorpha
infraorderGekkotaCuvier 1817
familyGekkonidaeGray 1825
genusHoplodactylusFitzinger 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Hoplodactylus Fitzinger 1843
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Hoplodactylus duvaucelii Duméril and Bibron 1836
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:40:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:40:44
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand H. maculatus, H. granulatus (182103) H. sp., H. maculatus, H. granulatus, H. duvaucelii (182104)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) H. maculatus (215388 215416 215417 215420 215421 215422 215580) H. maculatus, H. duvaucelii (215387 215403 215415 215418 215419 215583) H. maculatus, H. granulatus (215380)