Gekko

Gekko
Temporal range: Miocene to Recent
Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), the most widespread species in this genus.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Gekko
Laurenti, 1768[1]
Type species
Gekko gecko
Species

87, see text.

Gekko is a genus of Southeast Asian geckos, commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. Although species such as Gekko gecko (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus have a very small range and are considered rare or endangered.

Species

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The following species are recognized as being valid.[2][3]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gekko.

References

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  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.
  2. ^ Genus Gekko at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Lyu, Zhi-Tong; Lin, Chao-Yu; Ren, Jin-Long; Jiang, Ke; Zhang, Yin-Peng; Qi, Shuo; Wang, Jian (2021-04-06). "Review of the Gekko (Japonigekko) subpalmatus complex (Squamata, Sauria, Gekkonidae), with description of a new species from China". Zootaxa. 4951 (2): 236–258. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4951.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33903401.
  4. ^ Gekko auriverrucosus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ Ngo Van Tri; Gamble, Tony (2011). "Gekko canaensis sp. nov. (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new gecko from southern Vietnam" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2890: 53–6. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2890.1.5. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ^ Rösler, H. et al. (2010). "A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Vietnam with remarks on G. japonicus (Schlegel)". ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa 2329: 56–68. Preview
  7. ^ Linkem, C.W.; Siler, C.D.; Diesmos, A.C.; Sy, E.; Brown, R.M. (2010). "A new species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines". ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa 2396: 37–49. Preview
  8. ^ Gekko chinensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2016.
  9. ^ Forgotten species: the subterranean Gekko gigante (12/03/2014) news.mongabay.com.
  10. ^ Panitvong N, Sumontha M, Konlek K, Kunya K (2010). "Gekko lauhachindai sp. nov., a new cave-dwelling gecko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from central Thailand." Zootaxa 2671: 40–52.
  11. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko smithii, p. 246).
  12. ^ "Nguyen Ngoc Sang [sic]" (2010). "A new poreless species of Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Gekkonidae: Squamata) from An Giang Province, southern Vietnam" Zootaxa 2501: 54-60. (10/6/2010)

Further reading

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  • Laurenti JN (1768). Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum. Vienna: "Joan. Thom. Nob. de Trattnern". 214 pp. + Plates I–V. (Gekko, new genus, pp. 43–44). (in Latin).
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