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Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Gekkonidae
Bibliography of the genus Microgecko
Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae








Genus
Microgecko

Southwest Asian Dwarf Geckos

Südwestasiatische Zwerggeckos

Sydvestasiatiske Dværggekkoer

1907 Microgecko Nikolsky (type species: Microgecko helenae Nikolsky 1907)
Contents: 9 species, of which 7 (77.8%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Tropiocolotes by some authors (e.g., Golubev 1984; Szczerbak & Golubev 1996).
Distribution: India (Rajasthan), Iran, Iraq, Pakistan.

Microgecko chabaharensis

Chabahar Dwarf Gecko

Chabahar-Zwerggecko

Chabahar-dværggekko

2016 Microgecko chabaharensis Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Yousefkhani & Oraei

Distribution: Iran.


Microgecko depressus

Mountain Dwarf Gecko, Flat Dwarf Gecko, (Low Lying Gecko)

Gebirgs-Zwerggecko

Bjerg-dværggekko

1965 Tropiocolotes depressus Minton & Anderson
Asiocolotes depressus Kluge 1991
Microgecko depressus Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008

Distribution: Pakistan.


Microgecko fasciatus

Northern Banded Dwarf Gecko

Nördlicher Gebänderter Zwerggecko

Nordlig Båndet Dværggekko

1972 Tropiocolotes helenae fasciatus Schmidtler & Schmidtler
Microgecko helenae fasciatus Kluge 1991
Microgecko fasciatus Jablonski, Benovics, Vorel, Mohammed & Afrasiab 2020

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of helenae. Raised to species status by Jablonski, Benovics, Vorel, Mohammed & Afrasiab (2020).
Distribution: Iran, Iraq.





Microgecko helenae

Southern Banded Dwarf Gecko, Khuzestan Dwarf Gecko

Südlicher Gebänderter Zwerggecko

Sydlig Båndet Dværggekko

1907 Microgecko helenae Nikolsky 1905 [1907]
Tropiocolotes helenae Mertens 1956

Remarks: Previously included fasciatus. Records of from Pakistan (e.g., Mertens 1969, Minton 1966) refer to M. persicus euphorbiacola (Minton, Anderson & Anderson 1970).
Distribution: Iran.


Microgecko laki

Lorestan Dwarf Gecko

Lorestan-Zwerggecko

Lorestan-dværggekko

2020 Microgecko laki Torki

Distribution: Iran.





Microgecko latifi

Kirman Dwarf Gecko, (Latifi's Dwarf Gecko, Latifi's Sand Gecko)

Kirman-Zwerggecko

Kirman-dværggekko

1972 Tropiocolotes latifi Leviton & Anderson
Microgecko latifi Kluge 1991

Distribution: Iran.


Microgecko persicus

Persian Dwarf Gecko, Persian Banded Gecko

Persischer Zwerggecko

Persisk Dværggekko

1903 Alsophylax persicus Nikolsky
Bunopus persicus Anderson 1963
Tropiocolotes persicus Minton, Anderson & Anderson 1970
Microgecko persicus Kluge 1991
1970 Tropiocolotes persicus bakhtiari Minton, Anderson & Anderson
Microgecko persicus bakhtiari Kluge 1991
1970 Tropiocolotes persicus euphorbiacola Minton, Anderson & Anderson
Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola Kluge 1991

Other common names:
bakhtiari: Bakhtiari Persian Dwarf Gecko
euphorbiacola: Sind Dwarf Gecko, Spurge Persian Dwarf Gecko
Distribution: India (Rajasthan), Iran, Pakistan.


Microgecko tanishpaensis

Balochistan Dwarf Gecko, Tanishpa Dwarf Gecko

Balochistan-Zwerggecko

Balochistan-dværggekko

2020 Microgecko tanishpaensis Masroor, Khisroon, Khan & Jablonski

Distribution: Pakistan.





Microgecko varaviensis

Mount Varavi Dwarf Gecko

Varavi-Zwerggecko

Varavi-dværggekko

2019 Microgecko varaviensis Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani

Distribution: Iran.