Calodactylodes

Calodactylodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Genus: Calodactylodes
Strand, 1928[1]
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Calodactylodes is a genus of lizards, commonly called golden geckos, in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus is distributed in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Lizards in the genus Calodactylodes are primarily distinguished from other lizards by their characteristic, paired flower petal-like skin extensions on their fingers and toes.

  1. ^ Strand E (1928) ("1926"). "Miscellanea nomenclatorica zoologica et paleontologica ". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 92 (A8): 30-75. (Genus Calodactylodes, replacement name, p. 54).