GEKKONIDAE Gray, 1825

Venczel, Márton & Stiuc, Emanoil, 2008, Late middle Miocene amphibians and squamate reptiles from Taut ,, Romania, Geodiversitas 30 (4), pp. 731-763 : 750-751

Family GEKKONIDAE Gray, 1825

Geckonidae indet. ( Fig. 12A )

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Two dentaries (ISERTt-0430/1

and 2).

Late middle Miocene amphibians and reptiles from Taut,, Romania

DESCRIPTION

The two available specimens represent different sized individuals.The Meckel’s groove is completely closed and there is a relatively wide subdental shelf.The insertion of teeth is of pleurodont type and less than half of the tooth projects above the dental parapet. The teeth are rather small and provided with unicuspid tooth crown. The number of tooth positions in the

available dentaries is 13 and 16 respectively.

Family LACERTIDAE Bonaparte, 1831

Figures

FIG. 12. — A, Geckonidae indet., right dentary (ISER Tt-0430/1); B, B’, Lacertidae indet., left dentary (ISER Tt-0450/1); C-F’, Lacerta sp.; C, frontal (ISER Tt-0441/1), D, same (ISER Tt-0441/2); E, E’, right maxilla (ISER Tt-0442/1);F, F’, right dentary (ISER Tt-0443/1); A, B’, E’, F, medial views; B, left lateral view; C, D, dorsal views; E, F’, right lateral views. Scale bar: 2 mm.