Oedura Gray, 1842

Oliver, Paul M. & Doughty, Paul, 2016, Systematic revision of the marbled velvet geckos (Oedura marmorata species complex, Diplodactylidae) from the Australian arid and semi-arid zones, Zootaxa 4088 (2), pp. 151-176 : 162

Oedura Gray, 1842

Type species: O. marmorata Gray, 1842 , by monotypy.

Generic diagnosis. A genus of the Diplodactylidae distinguished from all related genera by the possession of enlarged juxtaposed dorsal scales approximately the same size as the ventrals (versus much smaller in related genera). Further distinguished from other taxa formerly placed in Oedura ( Amalosia , Hesperoedura and Nebulifera ; Oliver et al. 2012), by the combination of large size (adult SVL>60 mm), usually more than one cloacal spur per side, and dorsal pattern generally including a weak to bold series of transverse bands or disjunct blotches and no evidence of a vertebral stripe.