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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Gekkonidae
Bibliography of the genus Urocotyledon
Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae








Genus
Urocotyledon

Tail-pad Geckos

Haftschwanzgeckos

Hæftehalegekkoer

1983 Urocotyledon Kluge (type species: Diplodactylus inexpectatus Stejneger 1893)
Contents: 6 species, of which 5 (83.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Species of this genus were previously assigned to Phyllodactylus (e.g., Wermuth 1965).
Distribution: Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Seychelles, Tanzania.

Urocotyledon inexpectata

Southern Seychelles Tail-pad Gecko

Südlicher Seychellen-Haftschwanzgecko

Sydlig Seychellisk Hæftehalegekko

1893 Diplodactylus inexpectatus Stejneger
Phyllodactylus inexpectatus Wermuth 1965
Urocotyledon inexpectata Kluge 1983

Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to norzilensis.
Distribution: Seychelles.


Urocotyledon norzilensis

Northern Seychelles Tail-pad Gecko

Nördlicher Seychellen-Haftschwanzgecko

Nordlig Seychellisk Hæftehalegekko

2022 Urocotyledon norzilensis Lobón-Rovira, Rocha, Gower, Perera & Harris

Remarks: Previously regarded as the northern populations of inexpectata.
Distribution: Seychelles (Seychelles inner islands [Aride, Coco, Cousine, Curieuse, Felicite, Grande Soeur, La Digue, Praslin]).





Urocotyledon palmata

Webbed Tail-pad Gecko, Palmed Tree Gecko

Gabun-Haftschwanzgecko

Gabonsk Hæftehalegekko

1902 Phyllodactylus palmatus Mocquard
Diplodactylus palmatus Loveridge 1947
Urocotyledon palmatus Kluge 1983

Distribution: Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon.


Urocotyledon rasmusseni

Udzungwa Tail-pad Gecko

Udzungwa-Haftschwanzgecko

Udzungwa-hæftehalegekko

2006 Urocotyledon rasmusseni Bauer & Menegon

Distribution: Tanzania.


Urocotyledon weileri

Cameroon Tail-pad Gecko, (Weiler's Tree Gecko)

Kamerunischer Haftschwanzgecko

Camerounsk Hæftehalegekko

1909 Diplodactylus weileri Mülleri
Phyllodactylus weileri Wermuth 1965
Urocotyledon weileri Kluge 1983

Distribution: Cameroon.


Urocotyledon wolterstorffi

Uluguru Tail-pad Gecko

Uluguru-Haftschwanzgecko

Uluguru-hæftehalegekko

1900 Diplodactylus wolterstorffi Tornier
Phyllodactylus wolterstorffi Wermuth 1965
Urocotyledon wolterstorffi Kluge 1983

Distribution: Tanzania.