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Lizards (Sauria)

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Afroedura
Flat Geckos


Afrogecko
Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko


Agamura
Persian Spider Geckos


Ailuronyx
Bronze Geckos


Alsophylax
Asian Lowland Pygmy Geckos


Altiphylax
Asian Mountain Pygmy Geckos


Ancylodactylus
African Rock and Forest Geckos


Bauerius
Angolan Leaf-toed Gecko


Blaesodactylus
Madagascar Velvet Geckos


Bunopus
South West Asian Tuberculated Geckos


Calodactylodes
South Asian Golden Geckos


Chondrodactylus
Comb-toed Geckos


Christinus
Australian Leaf-toed Geckos


Cnemaspis
Asian Rock and Forest Geckos


Crossobamon
Fringe-toed Gecko


Cryptactites
Coastal Leaf-toed Gecko


Cyrtodactylus
Australasian Bent-toed Geckos


Cyrtopodion
Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos


Dixonius
Southeast Asian Leaf-toed Geckos


Dravidogecko
Dravid Geckos


Ebenavia
Madagascar Clawless Geckos


Elasmodactylus
Tropical Thick-toed Geckos


Geckolepis
Fish-scale Geckos


Gehyra
Four-clawed Geckos


Gekko
Tokays


Goggia
South African Dwarf Leaf-toed Geckos


Hemidactylus
Half-toed Geckos


Hemiphyllodactylus
Slender Geckos


Heteronotia
Prickly Geckos


Homopholis
African Velvet Geckos


Kolekanos
Feather-tailed Geckos


Lakigecko
Garmabe Dwarf Gecko


Lepidodactylus
Scaly-toed Geckos


Luperosaurus
Flap-legged Geckos


Lygodactylus
African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos


Matoatoa
Madagascar Ghost Geckos


Mediodactylus
Mediterranean Bent-toed Geckos


Microgecko
Southwest Asian Dwarf Geckos


Nactus
Hook-toed Geckos


Narudasia
Festive Gecko


Pachydactylus
Typical Thick-toed Geckos


Paragehyra
Madagascar Half-padded Geckos


Paroedura
Madagascar Leaf-toed Geckos


Parsigecko
Zagros Mountains Ground Gecko


Perochirus
Saw-tailed Geckos


Phelsuma
Green Day Geckos


Pseudoceramodactylus
Gulf Sand Gecko


Pseudogekko
Smooth-scaled Geckos


Ptenopus
African Barking Geckos


Ramigekko
Swartberg Leaf-toed Gecko


Rhinogekko
Swollen-nosed Geckos


Rhoptropella
Namaqua Day Gecko


Rhoptropus
Southwest African Day Geckos


Stenodactylus
Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos


Tenuidactylus
Central Asian Thin-toed Geckos


Trachydactylus
Arabian Tuberculated Geckos


Trigonodactylus
Triangle-scaled Geckos


Tropiocolotes
Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos


Urocotyledon
Tail-pad Geckos


Uroplatus
Madagascar Leaf-tailed Geckos

Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: August 14th, 2024.


Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae Bibliography of the family Gekkonidae

Gekkonidae

Typical Geckos
Eigentliche Geckos, Haftzeher     Egentlige Gekkoer




Contents: Endemicity:
60 genera of which 18 (30.0%) are endemic  0% 100%
1,640 species of which 1,335 (81.4%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: Previously included the species now assigned to the families Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Eublepharidae, Phyllodactylidae, and Sphaerodactylidae.

Distribution:  America, S. Europe, Africa, Asia, Malay Archipelago, Australia, and many oceanic islands. Primarily found in the tropical and subtropical zones, but also temperate regions.

Reported from:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Clipperton, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoro Islands, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Timor, Easter Island, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Howland & Baker, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Johnston, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Midway Islands, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Taiwan, Lanyu Island, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake, Wallis & Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.