Phyllodactylidae
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The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos
GeckOS
GeckOS is an experimental operating system for MOS 6502 and compatible processors. It offers some Unix-like functionality including preemptive multitasking, multithreading, semaphores, signals, binary relocation, TCP/IP networking via SLIP and a 6502 standard library.GeckOS includes native support...

 (Gekkota
Gekkota
Gekkota is an infraorder of reptiles in the suborder Scleroglossa, comprising all geckos and the limbless Pygopodidae. The legless lizards of the family Dibamidae are also referred to as blind lizards but recent molecular phylogenies suggest they are not gekkotans.Gekkota are a suborder of...

) consisting of approximately 113 species distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The Phyllodactylidae were described based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2008 and all members possess a unique single codon deletion in the phosducin
Phosducin
Phosducin, also known as PDC, is a human protein and gene. It belongs to phosducin family of proteins.-Further reading:...

 (PDC) gene.
The following genera are considered members of the Phyllodactylidae :
Asaccus
Asaccus
Asaccus is a genus of geckos, commonly known as Southwest Asian Leaf-toed Geckos.- Classification of genus Asaccus :*Musandam Leaf-toed Gecko, Asaccus caudivolvulus*Werner's Leaf-toed Gecko, Asaccus elisae...

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Bogertia
Bogertia
Bogertia lutzae, Bogert's Gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae, the only species contained in the genera Bogertia....

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Gymnodactylus
Gymnodactylus
Gymnodactylus is a genus of Brazilian geckos, commonly known as Naked-toed Geckos.-Classification of genus Gymnodactylus:*Gymnodactylus amarali Barbour, 1925*Gymnodactylus darwinii...

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Haemodracon
Haemodracon
Haemodracon is a small genus of rare geckos from Socotra Island.It contains the following species:*Haemodracon riebeckii*Haemodracon trachyrhinus...

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Homonota
Homonota
Homonota is a genus of South American geckos, commonly known as Marked Geckos.-Classification of genus Homonota:*Cei's Marked Gecko, Homonota andicola*Borelli's Marked Gecko, Homonota borellii...

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Phyllodactylus
Phyllodactylus
Phyllodactylus is a genus of geckos distributed in South America and Central America, and as far north as southern United States. They are commonly known as "Leaf-toed geckos" in their native range, and otherwise as American leaf-toed geckos to distinguish them from unrelated genera with similar...

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Phyllopezus
Phyllopezus
Phyllopezus is a small genus of geckos, which contains only two described species to date.-Classification of genus Phyllopezus:*Peraiba Gecko, Phyllopezus periosus*Brazilian Gecko, Phyllopezus pollicaris...

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Ptyodactylus
Ptyodactylus
Ptyodactylus is a genus of geckos distributed across dry areas of Africa and the Middle East, commonly known as Fan-fingered Geckos. The common name is derived from the pattern of the straight toes which are splayed out like the pattern of a snowflake. The pads are adhesive and have a retractable...

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Tarentola
Tarentola
Tarentola is a genus of geckos, commonly known as Wall Geckos.-Classification of genus Tarentola:*Jamaican Giant Gecko, Tarentola albertschwartzi *American Wall Gecko, Tarentola americana...

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Thecadactylus
Thecadactylus
Thecadactylus is a gekko genus from the tropical Americas. It belongs to the gecko family Phyllodactylidae. Until 2007, it was believed to be monotypic...

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