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




Genus
Ptychozoon

Gliding Geckos, Flying Geckos, Parachute Geckos, (Fringed Geckos)

Faltengeckos

Svævegekkoer, Hudfoldgekkoer, Folddyr

1822 Ptyxozoon Kuhl & van Hasselt [status uncertain] (type species: not designated?; syn. Kluge 1991)
1826 Ptychozoon Kuhl (type species: Lacerta homalocephala Creveldt 1809)
1827 Pteropleura Gray (type species: Pteropleura horsfieldii Gray 1827; syn. Kluge 1991)
Contents: 10 species.
Distribution: SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from: Brunei, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands [Nicobar Islands], Mizoram), Indonesia (Buton, Enggano, Java, Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Nias, Siberut, Simeulue, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Langkawi Archipelago, Penang Island, Perhentian Islands, Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Tioman)]), Myanmar, Philippines (Catanduanes, Dinagat, Leyte, Maripipi, Mindanao, Mindoro, Sulu Islands [Basilan]), Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

Ptychozoon bannaense

Yunnan Gliding Gecko*, Banna Parachute Gecko

Yunnan-Faltengecko*

Yunnan-svævegekko*

2016 Ptychozoon bannaense Wang, Wang & Liu

Distribution: China (Yunnan).


Ptychozoon horsfieldii

Narrow-lobed Gliding Gecko*, (Horsfield's Gliding Gecko, Horsfield's Parachute Gecko)

Horsfields Faltengecko

Smallappet Svævegekko*

1827 Pteropleura horsfieldii Gray
Ptychozoon horsfieldi Smith 1935

Remarks: Present in the past, but not confirmed recently from Singapore (Baker & Lim 2008).
Extinct in: Singapore.
Distribution: Brunei, India (Mizoram), Indonesia (Kalimantan, Natuna Islands), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Penang Island]), Thailand.


Ptychozoon intermedium

Philippine Gliding Gecko

Philippinischer Faltengecko*

Filippinsk Svævegekko*

1915 Ptychozoon intermedia Taylor

Distribution: Philippines (Catanduanes, Dinagat, Leyte, Maripipi, Mindanao, Mindoro, Sulu Islands [Basilan]).


Ptychozoon kaengkrachanense

Kaeng Krachan Gliding Gecko*

Kaeng-Krachan-Faltengecko*

Kaeng Krachan-svævegekko*

2012 Ptychozoon kaengkrachanense Sumontha, Pauwels, Kunya, Limlikhitaksorn, Ruksue, Taokratok, Ansermet & Chanhome

Distribution: Thailand.


Ptychozoon kuhli

Wide-lobed Gliding Gecko*, (Kuhl's Gliding Gecko, Kuhl's Parachute Gecko)

Breitlappen-Faltengecko*, (Kuhls Faltengecko)

Bredlappet Svævegekko*

1809 Lacerta homalocephala Creveldt [not Lacerta homalocephala Suchow 1798] (Wermuth 1965)
1902 Ptychozoon kuhli Stejneger

Remarks: Records from the Nicobar Islands (India) refer to nicobarensis (Das & Vijayakumar 2009).
Distribution: Brunei, Indonesia (Buton, Enggano, Java, Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Nias, Siberut, Simeulue, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Langkawi Archipelago, Penang Island, Perhentian Islands, Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Tioman)]), Singapore, Thailand.


Ptychozoon lionotum

Smooth-backed Gliding Gecko, Smooth Parachute Gecko, Burmese Gliding Gecko, Burmese Parachute Gecko, Common Parachute Gecko

Burma-Faltengecko

Glatrygget Svævegekko*

1905 Ptychozoon homalocephalum var. lionotum Annandale
Ptychozoon lionotum Smith 1935

Introduced to: USA (Florida).
Distribution: Cambodia, India (Mizoram), Indonesia (Natuna Islands), Laos, Malaysia (incl. West Malaysia [incl. Langkawi Archipelago, Perhentian Islands, Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Tioman)]), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.


Ptychozoon nicobarensis

Nicobar Gliding Gecko*

Nikobaren-Faltengecko*

Nicobar-svævegekko*

2009 Ptychozoon nicobarensis Das & Vijayakumar

Distribution: India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Nicobar Islands).


Ptychozoon popaense

Mount Popa Gliding Gecko*

Popa-Faltengecko*

Popa-svævegekko*

2018 Ptychozoon popaense Grismer, Wood, Thura, Grismer, Brown & Stuart

Distribution: Myanmar.





Ptychozoon rhacophorus

Kinabalu Gliding Gecko*, Kinabalu Parachute Gecko, Kinabalu Wall Gecko

Kinabalu-Faltengecko

Kinabalu-svævegekko*

1899 Gecko rhacophorus Boulenger
Ptychozoon rhacophorus Smith 1931

Distribution: Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak).


Ptychozoon trinotaterra

Three-banded Gliding Gecko*, Three-banded Parachute Gecko

Dreibändiger Faltengecko*

Trebåndet Svævegekko*

1999 Ptychozoon trinotaterra Brown

Distribution: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.