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Last update: 11 August, 2004

A formerly widespread genus in distribution. This genus has now been restricted to include only three Brazilian endemics.

Gymnodactylus Spix, 1825
(Type = Gymnodactylus geckoides)
Dasyderma
Fitzinger, 1843
Gymnodactylus darwinii (Gray, 1845)
Cubinia darwinii Gray, 1845
Gonatodes helgae Amaral, 1950
Gymnodactylus geckoides darwinii (Gray, 1845)
Gymnodactylus girardi Steindachner, 1867
Distribution: Brazil.
Gymnodactylus geckoides Spix, 1825
  • geckoides Spix, 1825
    Cyrtodactylus spixii Gray, 1831
    Gecko gymnodactylus Schinz, 1833
    Gonyodactylus spinulosus Fitzinger, 1843
    Gymnodactylus conspicuus Amaral, 1933
  • amarali Barbour, 1925
    Gymnodactylus amarali Barbour, 1925
  • Distribution: Brazil.
    Gymnodactylus guttulatus Vanzolini, 1982
     
    Distribution: Brazil.
    Literature
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    Vanzolini, P.E. 1986. Addenda and Corrigenda to Part II Lizards and Amphisbaenia. In: Peters, J.A., R. Donoso-Barros & B. Orejas-Miranda (eds.). Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata. Smithsonian Herp. Info. Serv., 70: 1-25.
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