Gargoyle fact
The gargoyle gecko's family was reclassified based on genetic evidence
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Older references sometimes place New Caledonian geckos in family Gekkonidae, but current taxonomy places Rhacodactylus, along with the crested gecko genus Correlophus, in family Diplodactylidae — a group centred on Australia and New Zealand that reflects the ancient Gondwanan origin of these island geckos rather than a close relationship to typical Asian or African house geckos..
Older references sometimes place New Caledonian geckos in family Gekkonidae, but current taxonomy places Rhacodactylus, along with the crested gecko genus Correlophus, in family Diplodactylidae — a group centred on Australia and New Zealand that reflects the ancient Gondwanan origin of these island geckos rather than a close relationship to typical Asian or African house geckos.