Hemiphyllodactylus Explained

Hemiphyllodactylus is a genus of geckos ranging from India and China southward to Southeast Asia and Oceania. Species of Hemiphyllodactylus are commonly known as half leaf-fingered geckos. Many species are known as dwarf geckos or slender geckos.

Species

1. Hemiphyllodactylus arakuensis
2. Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus – Southern Ghats slender gecko
3. Hemiphyllodactylus banaensis ^[1] – Ba Na dwarf gecko
4. Hemiphyllodactylus bintik ^[2] – spotted dwarf gecko
5. Hemiphyllodactylus bonkowskii ^[2] – Bonkowski's slender gecko
6. Hemiphyllodactylus cattien the Cat Tien Slender Gecko^[3]
7. Hemiphyllodactylus changningensis ^[2] – Changning slender gecko
8. Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis ^[4] – Chiang Mai dwarf gecko
9. Hemiphyllodactylus cicak ^[2] – Penang Island slender gecko
10. Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis ^[2]
11. Hemiphyllodactylus dupanglingensis ^[2] – Dupangling slender gecko
12. Hemiphyllodactylus dushanensis ^[2] – Dushan slender gecko, Dushan gypsy gecko, or Dushan dwarf gecko
13. Hemiphyllodactylus engganoensis ^[2] – Pulau Enggano dwarf gecko
14. Hemiphyllodactylus flaviventris – yellow-bellied dwarf gecko
15. Hemiphyllodactylus ganoklonis ^[2] – Palauan slender gecko
16. Hemiphyllodactylus goaensis ^[2] – Goan slender gecko
17. Hemiphyllodactylus harterti ^[2] – Bintang slender gecko, Hartert's slender gecko
18. Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis ^[2] – Hong Kong slender gecko
19. Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis ^[2]
20. Hemiphyllodactylus indosobrinus ^[2]
21. Hemiphyllodactylus insularis – Philippine slender gecko
22. Hemiphyllodactylus jinpingensis ^[2] – Jinping slender gecko, Jinping gypsy gecko, or Jinping dwarf gecko
23. Hemiphyllodactylus jnana
24. Hemiphyllodactylus khlonglanensis ^[2] – Khlong Lan dwarf gecko
25. Hemiphyllodactylus kiziriani ^[2] – Kizirian's slender gecko
26. Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis
27. Hemiphyllodactylus kyaiktiyoensis – Kyaiktiyo Mountain slender gecko
28. Hemiphyllodactylus larutensis – Larut dwarf gecko
29. Hemiphyllodactylus linnwayensis – Lynn-Way dwarf gecko
30. Hemiphyllodactylus longlingensis ^[2] – Longling slender gecko, Longling gypsy gecko, or Longling dwarf gecko
31. Hemiphyllodactylus margarethae ^[2] – Sumatran slender gecko
32. Hemiphyllodactylus minimus ^[5] – Ganjam slender gecko
33. Hemiphyllodactylus montawaensis – Montawa dwarf gecko
34. Hemiphyllodactylus nahangensis ^[2] – Nahang slender gecko
35. Hemiphyllodactylus ngwelwini – Ngwe Lwin's slender gecko
36. Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis ^[2] – Ngocson slender gecko
37. Hemiphyllodactylus nilgiriensis – Nilgiris slender gecko
38. Hemiphyllodactylus pardalis ^[2] – spotted slender gecko
39. Hemiphyllodactylus peninsularis – KMTR slender gecko
40. Hemiphyllodactylus pinlaungensis – Pinlaung slender gecko
41. Hemiphyllodactylus serpispecus ^[2]
42. Hemiphyllodactylus simaoensis ^[2]
43. Hemiphyllodactylus tehtarik ^[6] – Tebu Mountain slender-toed gecko
44. Hemiphyllodactylus titiwangsaensis ^[2] – Titiwangsa slender gecko
45. Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni – Phapant dwarf gecko
46. Hemiphyllodactylus typus – Indopacific tree gecko, Indopacific slender gecko, or common dwarf gecko
    1. Hemiphyllodactylus typus chapaensis
    2. Hemiphyllodactylus typus pallidus
    3. Hemiphyllodactylus typus typus
47. Hemiphyllodactylus uga – Uga's slender gecko
48. Hemiphyllodactylus yanshanensis ^[2]
49. Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis – Asian slender gecko, Yunnan gypsy gecko, or Yunnan dwarf gecko
50. Hemiphyllodactylus ywanganensis – Ywangan slender gecko
51. Hemiphyllodactylus zalonicus ^[2] – Mt. Zalon slender gecko
52. Hemiphyllodactylus zayuensis ^[2]
53. Hemiphyllodactylus zugi ^[7] – Zug's slender gecko
54. Hemiphyllodactylus zhutangxiangensis
55. Hemiphyllodactylus zwegabinensis – Zwegabin Mountain slender gecko

Nota bene

In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hemiphyllodactylus.

Further reading

• Bleeker P (1860). "Reptiliën van Agam aangeboden door E. W. A. Ludeking ". Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Natuurkundige Vereeniging in Nederladsch Indië, Batavia 20: 325–329. (Hemiphyllodactylus, new genus, p. 327). (in Dutch).

Notes and References

1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03760p552f.pdf Ngo Van Tri et al. (2014). "A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
2. "Hemiphyllodactylus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/57188/20230630/cat-tien-slender-gecko-secretive-new-species-unexpectedly-discovered-vietnam.htm Rich Co (June 2023) Nature World News
4. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03760p078f.pdf "A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northwestern Thailand"
5. Mohapatra. Pratyush P.. Khandekar. Akshay. Dutta. Sushil K.. Mahapatra. Cuckoo. Agarwal. Ishan. 2020-09-17. A novel, diminutive Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from a sacred grove in Odisha, eastern India. Zootaxa. en. 4852. 4. 485–499. 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.4.6. 33056409. 222830832. 1175-5334.
6. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zoj.12064/abstract Grismer et al. (2013). "Integrative taxonomy uncovers high levels of cryptic species diversity in Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and the description of a new species from Peninsular Malaysia". Zool. J. Linnean Soc. 169 (4): 849-880.
7. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03736p098f.pdf Nguyen et al. (2013). "A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Vietnam". Zootaxa 3736 (1): 89-98.