Gekkonidae

GEKKONIDAE
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Key to Gekkonidae.-

1.
Digits slender, not or slightly dilated ....................................................................................... 2
Digits moderately to broadly dilated; terminal phalanges of all or digits II-V compressed ........... 3

2.
Pupil vertical .................................................................................................... Cyrtodactylus
Pupil round ........................................................................................................... Cnemaspis

3.
Terminal phalanges rising from within dilated portion; scansor broad or narrow ........................ 4
Terminal phalanges united with dilated portion to its distal end and extending beyond; scansor narrow ................................................................................................................................. 7

4.
Digits broadly dilated distally; scansor narrow; on toe IV covering approximately distal half; terminal scansors, distinctly wedge-shaped ............................................................................. 5
Digits uniformly dilated; scansors wide; on toe IV covering more than distal half; terminal scansors oval or squarish ...................................................................................................... 6

5.
First inner digit developed, broadly dilated ..................................................................... Gehyra
First inner digit vestigial, not dilated ........................................................... Hemiphyllodactylus

6.
Prominent cutaneous folds on lateral surfaces and posterior thigh; digits with prominent webs; dorsal without enlarged tubercle ........................................................................... Cosymbotus
Cutaneous folds absent; digits without webs or only at base between toes III and IV Hemidactylus

7.
Cutaneous folds present on limbs ........................................................................................... 8
Cutaneous folds on limbs absent ............................................................................................ 9

8.
Exposed margin of scansor variably notched or usually some distal ones divided ... Luperosaurus
Scansor entire; outer margin nearly straight or with shallow notch for some distal one Ptychozoon

9.
Exposed margin of scansor variably notched or usually some distal ones divided . Lepidodactylus
Scansor entire; distal ones with relatively straight, exposed margin or with shallow notch .. Gekko