Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates
Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


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








Genus
Geckolepis

Fish-scale Geckos

Fischschuppengeckos

Fiskeskælsgekkoer

1867 Geckolepis Grandidier (type species: Geckolepis typicus Grandidier 1867)
Contents: 5 species, of which 4 (80.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Comoro Islands (Anjouan, Grande Comoro, Moheli), Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be), Mayotte.

Geckolepis humbloti

Comoran Fish-scale Gecko

Komorische Fischschuppengecko

Comorisk Fiskeskælsgekko

1887 Geckolepis humbloti Vaillant

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of maculata (e.g., Köhler, Diethert, Nussbaum & Raxworthy 2009). Revalidated as a separate species by Hawlitschek, Scherz, Straube & Glaw (2016).
Distribution: Comoro Islands (Anjouan, Grande Comoro, Moheli), Madagascar, Mayotte.


Geckolepis maculata

Spotted Fish-scale Gecko

Gefleckter Fischschuppengecko

Plettet Fiskeskælsgekko

1880 Geckolepis maculata Peters

Remarks: Previously included humbloti.
Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).


Geckolepis megalepis

Ankarana Fish-scale Gecko

Ankarana-Fischschuppengecko

Ankarana-fiskeskælsgekko

2017 Geckolepis megalepis Scherz, Daza, Köhler, Vences & Glaw

Distribution: Madagascar.


Geckolepis polylepis

Mojanga Fish-scale Gecko

Mojanga-Fischschuppengecko

Mojanga-fiskeskælsgekko

1893 Geckolepis polylepis Boettger

Distribution: Madagascar.


Geckolepis typica

Mahafaly Fish-scale Gecko

Mahafaly-Fischschuppengecko

Mahafaly-fiskeskælsgekko

1867 Geckolepis typicus Grandidier
1902 Geckolepis typica anomala Mocquard (Köhler, Diethert, Nussbaum & Raxworthy 2009)
Geckolepis anomala Mocquard 1909
1913 Geckolepis typica modesta Methuen & Hewitt (Köhler, Diethert, Nussbaum & Raxworthy 2009)
Geckolepis modesta Kluge 1991
1942 Geckolepis petiti Angel (Köhler, Diethert, Nussbaum & Raxworthy 2009)

Distribution: Madagascar.