Gekko

Gekko; Temporal range: Miocene to Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), the most widespread species in this genus.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Gekkoninae
Genus:	Gekko; Laurenti, 1768
Type species
	Gekko gecko; Linnaeus, 1758
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

The following 87 species are recognized as being valid.^[2]^[3]

Gekko aaronbaueri Tri, Thai, Phimvohan, David & Teynié, 2015 – Aaron Bauer's gecko
Gekko adleri T.Q. Nguyen, Y. Wang, Yang, Lehmann, Ziegler & Bonkowski, 2013 – Adler's gecko
Gekko albofasciolatus (A. Günther, 1867)
Gekko albomaculatus Giebel, 1861 – Smith's gecko, large forest gecko
Gekko athymus W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1962 – Brown's gecko
Gekko auriverrucosus Zhou & Y. Liu, 1982 – Shanxi gecko^[4]
Gekko badenii Szczerbak & Nekrasova, 1994 – golden gecko
Gekko bannaense Y. Wang, J. Wang & Z. Liu, 2016 – Banna parachute gecko
Gekko boehmei Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015 – Böhme's gecko
Gekko bonkowskii Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015 – Bonkowski's gecko
Gekko brooksii (Boulenger, 1920) – Brooks's wolf gecko
Gekko browni Russell, 1979 – Brown's gecko, Brown's wolf gecko, Brown's fringe gecko
Gekko canaensis Ngo & Gamble, 2011^[5] – Cà Ná marbled gecko
Gekko canhi Rösler, T.Q. Nguyen, Doan, Ho, T.T. Nguyen & Zeigler, 2010^[6] – Canh's gecko
Gekko carusadensis Linkem, Siler, Diesmos, Sy & R.M. Brown, 2010^[7] – Luzon karst gecko
Gekko chinensis (Gray, 1842) – Gray's Chinese gecko^[8]
Gekko cib Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang, 2021
Gekko cicakterbang L. Grismer, Wood, J. Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, B. Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza & R.M. Brown, 2019 – Malaysia parachute gecko
Gekko coi R.M. Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Diesmos & Alcala, 2011
Gekko crombota R.M. Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos, 2008 – Babuyan Claro gecko
Gekko ernstkelleri Rösler, Siler, R.M. Brown, Demegillo & Gaulke, 2006
Gekko flavimaritus Rujirawan, Fong, Ampai, Yodthong, Termprayoon & Aowphol, 2019
Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) – tokay gecko
- Gekko gecko azhari Mertens, 1955
- Gekko gecko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gekko gigante W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978 – Gigante gecko^[9]
Gekko grossmanni R. Günther, 1994 – Grossmann's gecko
Gekko guishanicus Lin & Yao, 2016
Gekko gulat R.M. Brown, Diesmos, Duya, Garcia & Rico, 2010
Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928 – Kwangsi gecko
Gekko horsfieldii (Gray, 1827) – Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's parachute gecko
Gekko hulk Grismer, Pinto, Quah, Anuar, Cota, McGuire, Iskandar, Wood Jr, & Grismer, 2022
Gekko intermedium Taylor, 1915 – intermediate flying gecko
Gekko iskandari R.M. Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000 – Pak Djoko's flap-legged gecko
Gekko japonicus (Schlegel, 1836) – Schlegel's Japanese gecko
Gekko jinjiangensis Hou, Shi, Wang, Shu, Zheng, Qi, Liu, Jiang, & Xie, 2021
Gekko kabkaebin L. Grismer, Wood, J. Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, B. Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza & R.M. Brown, 2019 – Lao parachute gecko
Gekko kaengkrachanense Sumontha, Pauwels, Kunya, Limlikhitaksorn, Ruksue, Taokratok, Ansermet & Chanhome, 2012 – Kaeng Krachan parachute gecko
Gekko khunkhamensis Sitthivong, Lo, Nguyen, Ngo, Khtpathoom, Le, Ziegler, & Luu, 2021
Gekko kikuchii (Ōshima, 1912) – Botel gecko
Gekko kuhli (Stejneger, 1902) – Kuhl's flying gecko, Kuhl’s parachute gecko
Gekko kwangsiensis Yang, 2015 – Kwangsi gecko
Gekko lauhachindai Panitvong, Sumontha, Konlek & Kunya, 2010 – Lauhachinda's cave gecko^[10]
Gekko liboensis Zhou, Y. Liu & Li, 1982 – Libo's gecko
Gekko lionotum Annandale, 1905 – smooth-backed gliding gecko, Burmese flying gecko, Burmese parachute gecko
Gekko melli (T. Vogt, 1922) – Mell's gecko
Gekko mindorensis Taylor, 1919 – Mindoro narrow-disked gecko
Gekko mizoramensis Lalremsanga, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai & Mirza, 2023
Gekko monarchus (Schlegel, 1836) – spotted house gecko
Gekko nadenensis Luu, T.Q. Nguyen, Le, Bonkowski & Ziegler, 2017 – Naden gecko
Gekko nicobarensis Das & Vijayakumar, 2009 – Nicobar gliding gecko
Gekko nutaphandi Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2008
Gekko palawanensis Taylor, 1925 – Palawan gecko
Gekko palmatus Boulenger, 1907 – palm gecko
Gekko petricolus Taylor, 1962 – sandstone gecko
Gekko phuyenensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Orlov, Murphy, & Nguyen, 2021
Gekko popaense L. Grismer, Wood, Thura, M. Grismer, R.M. Brown & B. Stuart, 2018 – Mt. Popa parachute gecko
Gekko porosus Taylor, 1922 – Taylor's gecko
Gekko pradapdao Meesok, Sumontha, Donbundit, & Pauwels, 2021
Gekko reevesii (Gray, 1831) – Reeves's tokay gecko
Gekko remotus Rösler, Ineich, Wilms & Böhme, 2012
Gekko rhacophorus (Boulenger, 1899) – Sabah flying gecko
Gekko romblon W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978 – Philippine gecko
Gekko rossi R.M. Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos, 2009 – Ross's Calayan gecko
Gekko russelltraini Ngo, Bauer, Wood & J. Grismer, 2009 – Russell Train's marble gecko
Gekko scabridus Y. Liu & Zhou, 1982 – Yunnan gecko
Gekko scientiadventura Rösler, Ziegler, Vu, Herrmann & Böhme, 2005
Gekko sengchanthavongi Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015 – Sengchanthavong’s gecko
Gekko shibatai Toda, Sengoku, Hikida & Ota, 2008
Gekko siamensis Grossman & Ulber, 1990 – Siamese green-eyed gecko
Gekko similignum M.A. Smith, 1923
Gekko smithii Gray, 1842 – (Andrew) Smith's green-eyed gecko^[11]
Gekko sorok Das, Lakim & Kandaung, 2008
Gekko stoliczkai Chandramouli, Gokulakrishnan, Sivaperuman, & Grismer, 2021
Gekko subpalmatus (A. Günther, 1864)
Gekko swinhonis A. Günther, 1864 – Peking gecko
Gekko taibaiensis Song, 1985 – Mingtao's gecko
Gekko takouensis Ngo & Gamble, 2010 – Ta Kou marbled gecko
Gekko tawaensis Okada, 1956 – Tawa gecko
Gekko thakhekensis Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le, Bonkowski & Ziegler, 2014 – Thakhek gecko
Gekko tokehos L. Grismer, Wood, J. Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, B. Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza & R.M. Brown, 2019 – Cambodian parachute gecko
Gekko trinotaterra R.M. Brown, 1999
Gekko truongi Phung & Ziegler, 2011 – Truong's gecko
Gekko verreauxi Tytler, 1865 – Andaman giant gecko
Gekko vertebralis Toda, Sengoku, Hikida & Ota, 2008
Gekko vietnamensis Sang, 2010^[12] – Vietnam gecko
Gekko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782 – lined gecko
Gekko wenxianensis Zhou & Wang, 2008
Gekko yakuensis T. Matsui & Okada, 1968 – Yakushima gecko

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

References

^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.
^ "Gekko". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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.
^ Gekko auriverrucosus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2016.
^ van Tri, Ngo; Gamble T. (25 May 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.
^ 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
^ 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
^ Gekko chinensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 May 2016.
^ Forgotten species: the subterranean Gekko gigante (12/03/2014) news.mongabay.com.
^ 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.
^ 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).
^ A new poreless species of Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Gekkonidae: Squamata) from An Giang Province, southern Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Sang, Zootaxa 2501: 54-60. (10/6/2010)

External links

"Gekko". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
"Gekko". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
"Gekko". The Encyclopedia of Life.
Gekko at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Gekko at Index to Organism Names
Nomenclator Zoologicus

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[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.

[2] "Gekko". 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] van Tri, Ngo; Gamble T. (25 May 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] A new poreless species of Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Gekkonidae: Squamata) from An Giang Province, southern Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Sang, Zootaxa 2501: 54-60. (10/6/2010)

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