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Crenadactylus, the clawless geckos, are named for their distinguishing feature, the absence of terminal claws on the digits. They are the only Australian members of Diplodactylidae to lack claws, the endemic genus is also the smallest in size.

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Instance of
monotypic taxon
Parent taxon
Diplodactylidae
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taxon name
Crenadactylus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Crenadactylus
taxon author citation
Dixon & Kluge, 1964
topic's main category
Category:Crenadactylus
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Crenadactylus, the clawless geckos, are named for their distinguishing feature, the absence of terminal claws on the digits. They are the only Australian members of Diplodactylidae to lack claws, the endemic genus is also the smallest in size.

== Description == Smaller geckos found in central and western Australia, the smallest of the Gekkota species found on the continent and notable for the absence of claws at the end of any the toes. An early osteological comparison to related taxa presented considerable and unusual variation, such as being clawless, but in particular the forked arrangement of phalangeal bones within the digits of the gecko. A genus, sometimes assigned to the Diplodactylidae family, whose tiny and superficially similar species have diverged in isolation at a range of habitats across a wide geographic area.

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