Gekko Explained

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

The following species are recognized as being valid.^{[1] [2]}

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• 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).

External links

• • • • Gekko at Index to Organism Names
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. Lyu. Zhi-Tong. species:Zhi-Tong Lyu. Lin. Chao-Yu. species:Chao-Yu Lin. Ren. Jin-Long. species:Jin-Long Ren. Jiang. Ke. species:Ke Jiang. Zhang. Yin-Peng. species:Yin-Peng Zhang. Qi. Shuo. species:Shuo Qi. Wang. Jian. species:Jian Wang (herpetologist). 2021-04-06. Review of the Gekko (Japonigekko) subpalmatus complex (Squamata, Sauria, Gekkonidae), with description of a new species from China. Zootaxa. en. 4951. 2. 236–258. 10.11646/zootaxa.4951.2.2. 33903401. 1175-5334.