Pseudogekko

Pseudogekko is a genus of rare gecko species, commonly known as false geckos. All 10 known species are found in the Philippines.[1][2][3] They are not seen in captivity outside their native country.

Pseudogekko
Pseudogekko compresicorpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Gekkoninae
Genus:	Pseudogekko Taylor, 1922
Species
10 species (see text)

Species

There are ten species:[1]

• Central Visayan false gecko, Pseudogekko atiorum Davis, Watters, Köhler, Whitsett, Huron, Brown, Diesmos & Siler, 2015
• Luzon false gecko, Pseudogekko brevipes (Boettger, 1867)
• Zamboanga false gecko, Pseudogekko chavacano Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014
• Philippine false gecko, Pseudogekko compresicorpus (Taylor, 1915)
• Leyte diminutive false gecko, Pseudogekko ditoy Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos, & Brown, 2014
• Bicol hollow-dwelling forest gecko, Pseudogekko hungkag Brown, Meneses, Wood, Fernandez, Cuesta, Clores, Tracy, Buehler, & Siler, 2020
• Romblon Province false gecko, Pseudogekko isapa Siler, Davis, Diesmos, Guinto, Whitsett, & Brown, 2016
• Southern Philippine false gecko, Pseudogekko pungkaypinit Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos, & Brown, 2014
• Polillo false gecko, Pseudogekko smaragdinus (Taylor, 1922)
• Bicol False Geckos, Pseudogekko sumiklab Siler, Davis, Watters, Freitas, Griffith, Binaday, Lobos Amarga, & Brown, 2017

References

1. Pseudogekko at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 September 2020.
2. Brown, Rafe M.; Meneses, Camila G.; Wood, Perry L.; Fernandez, Jason B.; Cuesta, Michael A.; Clores, Michael A.; Tracy, Claire; Buehler, Matthew D. & Siler, Cameron D. (2020). "Unexpected discovery of another new species of Philippine false gecko (Gekkonidae; Pseudogekko) from the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island". Herpetologica. 76 (3): 315–329. doi:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-19-00029.1.
3. Geckolist.com