Asaccus Explained

Asaccus is a genus of geckos, commonly known as Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos, in the family Phyllodactylidae.^[1]

Geographic range

The genus Asaccus is endemic to the Middle East.^[1]

Species

There are 19 species which are recognized as being valid in the genus Asaccus. Five were described in 2011.^[2] ^[3]

Asaccus andersoni
Asaccus arnoldi
Asaccus barani
Asaccus caudivolvulus – Emirati leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus elisae – Werner's leaf-toed gecko, Elisa's leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus gallagheri – Gallagher's leaf-toed gecko, Gallagher's gecko
Asaccus gardneri
Asaccus granularis
Asaccus griseonotus – grey-spotted leaf-toed gecko, grey-marked gecko
Asaccus iranicus
Asaccus kermanshahensis – Kermanshah leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus kurdistanensis - Kurdistan leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus margaritae - Margarita's leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus montanus - mountain leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus nasrullahi - Nasrullah's leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus platyrhynchus - flat-snouted leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus saffinae
Asaccus tangestanensis
Asaccus zagrosicus

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Asaccus.

Further reading

Dixon JR, Anderson SC (1973). "A new genus and species of Gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Iran and Iraq". Bull. Southern California Acad. Sci. 72 (3): 155-160. (Asaccus, new genus, pp. 156–157; A. griseonotus, new species, pp. 158–160).

Notes and References

[Theodore Johnstone Pappenfuss|Papenfuss TJ]
[Farhang Torki|Torki F]
Torki F (2011). "Beschreibung eines neuen Asaccus (Sauria: Phyllodactylidae) aus dem Iran ". Sauria 33 (1) 51–61. (in German).