… Pachydactylus and its close relatives ( Chondrodactylus, Colopus, Palmatogecko ) constitute the most species‐rich component of the … Elasmodactylus to accommodate these two basal species. The P. bibronii group is sister to Chondrodactylusangulifer, and is here transferred to the latter genus. Pachydactylus kochii is the sister …