Taxonomy Profile: Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider 1792)

Hemidactylus platyurus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Cosymbotus platyurus
Schneider 1792
Common Name(s):
Flat-tailed House Gecko []
Asian Flat-tailed House Gecko []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Hemidactylus platyurus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Gekkota
Family : Gekkonidae
Geckos |
Genus : Hemidactylus
House Geckos |
Half-toed Geckos |
Species : Hemidactylus platyurus
Flat-tailed House Gecko |
Asian Flat-tailed House Gecko |
Hemidactylus platyurus Direct Children(s):
Hemidactylus platyurus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
Notes:
Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
Reference for:
Hemidactylus platyurus
Source(s):
Source:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1
Acquired:
2011-05-27
Notes:
Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
Reference for:
Hemidactylus platyurus
Publication(s):
Hemidactylus platyurus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Introduced
Hemidactylus platyurus: Comments