Gekko

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Subgenera (7): G. (Archipelagekko) – G. (Balawangekko) – G. (Gekko) – G. (Japonigekko) – G. (Lomatodactylus) – G. (Ptychozoon) – G. (Rhacogekko)
Species incertae sedis (2): G. phuyenensis – G. porosus

Name

Gekko Laurenti, 1768

Type species: Gekko verticillatus Laurenti, 1768, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Brown, R.M.; Oliveros, C.; Siler, C.D.; Diesmos, A.C. 2009: Phylogeny of Gekko from the northern Philippines, and description of a new species from Calayan Island. Journal of herpetology, 43(4): 620–635. DOI: 10.1670/08-207.1 PDF
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. Zootaxa, 2396: 37–49. Preview
Ma, S., Shi, S-C., Shen, C., Chang, L-M. & Jiang, J-P. 2024. Discovery of a new species of the subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, Gekko) from the Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China: the best Japonigekko mountaineer. ZooKeys 1215: 289–309. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.125043 Reference page.
Nguyen, Q.T.; Schmitz, A.; Böhme, W. 2010: Gekko ulikovskii Darevsky & Orlov, 1994: a junior synonym of Gekko badenii Szczerbak & Nekrasova, 1994. Bonn zoological Bulletin, 57(1): 15–17. PDF
Rösler, H. et al. 2005: A new lizard of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Bonner zoologische Beiträge, 53(1-2): 135–148. PDF
Rösler, H. et al. 2006: Gekko ernstkelleri sp. n. - a new gekkonid lizard from Panay Island, Philippines. Salamandra, 42(4): 197–211. PDF PDF [PDF also available from journal website]
Rösler, H. et al. 2010: A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Vietnam with remarks on G. japonicus (Schlegel). Zootaxa, 2329: 56–68. Preview
Rösler, H. et al. 2011: Phylogeny, taxonomy, and zoogeography of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 with the revalidation of G. reevesii Gray, 1831 (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa, 2989: 1–50. Preview
Nguyen, N.S. 2010: A new poreless species of Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Gekkonidae: Squamata) from An Giang Province, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa, 2501: 54–60. Preview
Ngo, V.T.; Bauer, A.M.; Wood Jr., P.L.; Grismer, J.L. 2009: A new species of Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Dong Nai Province, Southeastern Vietnam. Zootaxa, 2238: 33–42. Abstract & excerpt
Ngo, V. T.; Gamble, T. 2010: A new species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tà Kóu Nature Reserve, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam. Zootaxa, 2346: 17–28. Preview
Ngo, V. T.; Gamble, T. 2011: Gekko canaensis sp. nov. (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new gecko from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa, 2890: 53–64. Preview
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. Preview
Toda, M.; Sengoku, S.; Hikida, T.; Ota, H. 2008: Description of two new species of the genus Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Tokara and Amami Island Groups in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Copeia, 2008(2): 452–466. DOI: 10.1643/CH-06-281
Nguyen, T.Q., Wang, Y.-Y., Yang, J.-H., Lehmann, T., Le, M.D., Ziegler, T. & Bonkowski, M. 2013. A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the border region between China and Vietnam. Zootaxa 3652(5): 501–518. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3652.5.1 Reference page.
Luu, V.Q., Calame, T., Nguyen, T.Q., Le, M.D. & Ziegler, T. 2015. Morphological and molecular review of the Gekko diversity of Laos with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3986(3): 279–306. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.3.2. Preview (PDF). Reference page.
Ngo, V.T., Thai, P.H., Phimvohan, A., David, P. & Teynié, A. 2015. Gekko aaronbaueri, a new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Laos. Zootaxa 3914(2): 144–156. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3914.2.4 Reference page.
Yang, J.-H. 2015. A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 3936(2): 287–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.2.9. Reference page.
Luu, V.Q., Nguyen, T.Q., Le, M.D., Bonkowski, M. & Ziegler, T. 2017. A new karst dwelling species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Laos. Zootaxa 4263(1): 179–193. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4263.1.10. Reference page.

Vernacular names

日本語: ヤモリ属
中文: 壁虎属