Diplodactylidae is a family of geckos in the suborder Gekkota comprising more than 150 species in 25 genera, found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. It is the most ecologically diverse gecko family in both Australia and New Caledonia and the only gecko family present in New Zealand. Nearly every species has adhesive toepads formed from microscopic hair-like fibers that grip surfaces through compressed air rather than chemical adhesion, the exception being Lucasium damaeum, which shows evidence of having secondarily lost them. Diplodactylidae is also the only gecko family with viviparous species, found among certain New Caledonian Rhacodactylus and all New Zealand species.
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Source Wikidata: Crested Gecko
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ145927, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Diplodactylidae
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The Diplodactylidae are a family in the suborder Gekkota (geckos), with over 150 species in 25 genera.
Wikidata: Diplodactylidae
Wikidata Q145927, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Crested Gecko
Parent Taxon Of: Crested Gecko, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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