Gekko

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. Fossils, including Yantarogekko, date back to the Eocene.[2]

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Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), the most widespread species in this genus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Gekkoninae
Genus:	Gekko Laurenti, 1768[1]
Species
77 recognized species, see article.

Species

The following 77 species are recognized as being valid.[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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.
2. "†Yantarogekko Bauer et al. 2005 (gecko)". Fossil works.
3. "Gekko". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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, Michel; 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)

External links

Data related to Gekko at Wikispecies Media related to Gekko at Wikimedia Commons

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