Uroplatinae

Uroplatinae is a subfamily of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. At least 28 genera have been found to be cluster in a clade together.[1] In the past this was once a monotypic subfamily that included Uroplatus.

Uroplatinae
Uroplatus sikorae in Montagne d'Ambre National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Boulenger, 1884
Genera

28; see text.

Below are the following genera:[1]

References

  1. Pyron, R.; Burbrink, Frank T.; Wiens, John J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13: 93. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC 3682911. PMID 23627680.


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