Gekko monarchus

Gekko monarchus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Subgenus: Gekko (Archipelagekko)
Species: Gekko monarchus

Name

Gekko monarchus (Schlegel, 1836)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA 2286.
• Type locality: “Amboine [=Ambon]”, Indonesia.

Combinations

• Platydactylus monarchus Schlegel in Duméril & Bibron, 1836: 335 [original combination]
• Gecko monarchus — Gray, 1845: 161 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1836. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome Troisième (In French). Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. IV + 518 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Tallowin, O., Gaulke, M., Grismer, L., Quah, E., Oliver, P.M., Tjaturadi, B., Santos, G., dela Cruz, C., Lagat, R., Pitogo, K. & Binaday, J. 2021. Gekko monarchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T195313A2378717. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T195313A2378717.en. Accessed on 12 February 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Spotted House Gecko
• Bahasa Indonesia: Tokek berbintik