Yantarogekko
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''Yantarogekko'' is an extinct genus of
gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...
known from a single specimen found trapped in Eocene-aged Baltic amber The remains consist of the anterior half of a body with partially preserved limbs (including preserved toe pads on one limb), lacking a skeleton. While considered in its initial description to be a member of the family Gekkonidae, the limited nature of known remains combined with its morphology not closely resembling any living family of geckos make it impossible to assign it any more precisely than Gekkonoidea.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q20675252 Geckos Paleogene lizards Fossil taxa described in 2005