NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ptyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
- Name authority
- Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phyllodactylidae
- Genus
- Ptyodactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyPhyllodactylidae
- genusPtyodactylus
- speciesPtyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptyodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Fan-fingered GeckoPtyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1876 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Algerian Fan-fingered GeckoPtyodactylus oudrii Lataste, 1880 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Israeli Fan-fingered GeckoPtyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan, 1893 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ruus al Jibal fan-footed geckoPtyodactylus ruusaljibalicus Simó-Riudalbas, Metallinou, Pous, Els, Jayasinghe, Péntek-Zakar, Wilms, Al-Saadi & Carranza, 2017 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Riva and Padial’s fan-footed geckoPtyodactylus rivapadiali Trape, 2017 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sinai Fan-fingered GeckoPtyodactylus siphonorhina Anderson, 1896 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptyodactylus ananjevae Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptyodactylus dhofarensis Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sinai Fan-fingered GeckoPtyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hasselquist’s Fan-footed GeckoPtyodactylus hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798) | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ragazzi’s Fan-footed geckoPtyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ptyodactylus&species=orlovi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4QBLX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.