Perochirus Explained

Perochirus is a genus of geckos endemic to the Philippines, Oceania, and Japan, commonly known as Micronesian geckos, Polynesian geckos, or tropical geckos.

Species

Three species are recognized as being valid:

• Perochirus ateles – Duméril's tropical gecko, Micronesia saw-tailed gecko
• Perochirus guentheri – Günther's tropical gecko, Vanuatu saw-tailed gecko
• Perochirus scutellatus – shielded tropical gecko, atoll giant gecko

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Perochirus, new genus, p. 154).