Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Pseudothecadactylus
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Australian Giant Geckos
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Australische Riesengeckos
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Australske Kæmpegekkoer
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1934 |  |
Torresia Brongersma [not Torresia Castelnau 1876 (Pisces)] (type species: Thecadactylus australis Günther 1877; syn. Cogger 1996) |
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1936 | |
Pseudothecadactylus Brongersma [substitute name for Torresia Brongersma 1934] |
Contents:
3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Bauer (1990) regarded Pseudothecadactylus as a subgenus of the New Caledonian genus
Rhacodactylus, but this change has not been followed by many authors (e.g., Cogger 1992, 1996; Aplin & Smith 2001; Wilson & Swan 2003).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia).
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Pseudothecadactylus australis
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Giant Tree Gecko
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Riesen-Baumgecko
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Kæmpe-trægekko
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1877 | |
Thecadactylus australis Günther |
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Torresia australis Brongersma 1934 |
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Pseudothecadactylus australis Brongersma 1936 |
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Rhacodactylus australis Bauer 1990 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]).
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Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus
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Western Giant Cave Gecko
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Westaustralischer Höhlengecko
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Vestaustralsk Hulegekko
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1975 | |
Pseudothecadactylus lindneri cavaticus Cogger |
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Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Rhacodactylus cavaticus Bauer 1990 |
Remarks:
Sometimes regarded as a subspecies of lindneri (e.g., Shea, Weigel, Harwood, Floriani & Hemsley 1988; Wilson & Knowles 1988; Greer 1989; Cogger 1992, 1996), but treated as a distinct species in most recent publications (e.g., Aplin & Smith 2001; Wilson & Swan 2003).
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Pseudothecadactylus lindneri
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Northern Giant Cave Gecko, Arnhem Land Cave Gecko, (Lindner's Giant Cave Gecko)
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Nordaustralischer Höhlengecko
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Nordaustralsk Hulegekko
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1975 | |
Pseudothecadactylus lindneri Cogger |
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Rhacodactylus lindneri Bauer 1990 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Pseudothecadactylus lindneri
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