Geckoella
Genus of lizards
| Geckoella | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Individual at Dandeli (Geckoella sp) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Geckoella Gray, 1867[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Geckoella punctata Gray, 1867 | |
| Species | |
| see text | |
Geckoella is a disputed genus of Gekkonidae endemic to India and Sri Lanka.[1][3]
Classification of genus Geckoella
The phylogenetic relationships within the genus Geckoella has not been resolved to date. Based on morphology, Bauer (2002) suggested that it was a subgenus of Cyrtodactylus but a phylogenetic study by Feng et al. (2007), though with inadequate sampling of taxa, restored it to generic status once again.[1] They have all been placed under the genus Cyrtodactylus until a more definitive classification can be worked out.[4]
Seven species have been recorded.[5]
The five species found in India, listed alphabetically, are :[1]
- Geckoella albofasciatus (Boulenger, 1885)– Boulenger's Indian gecko
- Geckoella collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) – Kollegal ground gecko
- Geckoella deccanensis (Günther, 1864)
- Geckoella irulaorum (Agarwal, 2023)[6]
- Geckoella jeyporensis (Beddome, 1877) – Patinghe Indian gecko
- Geckoella nebulosus (Beddome, 1870)
Two species found in Sri Lanka, listed alphabetically, are :
- Geckoella triedrus (Günther, 1864) - Sri Lanka Gecko
- Geckoella yakhuna (Deraniyagala, 1945) - Northern Sri Lanka Gecko,
occur in the arid and moist zones of Sri Lanka respectively.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Agarwal, Ishan; Datta-Roy, Aniruddha; Bauer, Aaron M.; Giri, Varad (2012). "Rediscovery of Geckoella jeyporensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Hamadryad. 36 (1). Madras Crocodile Bank: 17–24.
- ^ Gray, J. E. (1867). "On a New Geckoid Lizard from Ceylon". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867: 98–99. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1867.tb00429.x.
- ^ Beddome, R.H. (1878). "Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 685–686. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "A Phylogeny of the Only Ground-dwelling Radiation of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae): Diversification of Geckoella across peninsular India and Sri Lanka". novataxa. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Geckoella at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Pflughoeft, Aspen. "Creatures shining eyes on farm lead to discovery of new species in India, study says". The State. McClatchy Media Network. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
Works cited
- Bauer, Aaron M. (2002). "Two New Species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Myanmar". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 53 (7): 73–86.
- Feng, Jinye; Han, Demin; Bauer, Aaron M.; Zhou, Kaiya (2007). "Interrelationships Among Gekkonid Geckos Inferred from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequences". Zoological Science. 24 (7): 656–665. doi:10.2108/zsj.24.656. PMID 17824773. S2CID 46274800.
