Para peneliti, melaporkan bahwa mereka telah menamakan keluarga baru tokek tersebut Phyllodactylidae, yang merujuk kepada jari kaki yang berbentuk daun milik banyak spesies dalam kelompok itu.
The researchers reported that they have given this new family of house lizard the name of Phyllodactylidae, which referred to leave shaped toes which are shared by many species in this group.