Gekko asahi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Subgenus: Gekko (Japonigekko)
Species: Gekko asahi

Name

Gekko asahi Matsukoji, Cao, Poyarkov, Okamiya, Xu & Yuan, 2026: 563

• Holotype: SPMN-HP 003810 (field NO. TMR-65), adult ♂, collected by Seiji Tsujita on 8 January 2024.
• Type locality: “Nakadori Island, Shinkamigoto Town, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu District, Japan (32.8611°N, 129.0756°E; 3 m asl.)”.

References

Primary references

• Matsukoji, T., Cao, J., Poyarkov, N.A., Okamiya, H., Xu, Y.-H. & Yuan, Z.-Y. 2026. A new coastal rock-dwelling gecko of the subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, Gekko) from western Kyushu, Japan. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2): 557–574. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.186960 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: West Japanese Gecko