Gekko
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
{{About|the lizard genus Gekko|the broader lizard group|Gecko|other uses}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|23|0|Miocene to Recent
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| image = Gekkoninae Gekko gecko.png
| image_caption = Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), the most widespread species in this genus.
| taxon = Gekko
| authority = Laurenti, 1768Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.
| type_species = Gekko gecko
| type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 88, see text.
}}
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.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.{{EMBL genus|genus=Gekko}} www.reptile-database.org.{{Cite journal|last1=Lyu|first1=Zhi-Tong|author1-link=species:Zhi-Tong Lyu|last2=Lin|first2=Chao-Yu|author2-link=species:Chao-Yu Lin|last3=Ren|first3=Jin-Long|author3-link=species:Jin-Long Ren|last4=Jiang|first4=Ke|author4-link=species:Ke Jiang|last5=Zhang|first5=Yin-Peng|author5-link=species:Yin-Peng Zhang|last6=Qi|first6=Shuo|author6-link=species:Shuo Qi|last7=Wang|first7=Jian|author7-link=species:Jian Wang (herpetologist)|date=2021-04-06|title=Review of the Gekko (Japonigekko) subpalmatus complex (Squamata, Sauria, Gekkonidae), with description of a new species from China|url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4951.2.2|journal=Zootaxa|language=en|volume=4951|issue=2|pages=236–258|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4951.2.2|pmid=33903401|issn=1175-5334|doi-access=}}
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- Gekko aaronbaueri {{small|Tri, Thai, Phimvohan, David & Teynié, 2015}} – Aaron Bauer's gecko
- Gekko adleri {{small|T.Q. Nguyen, Y. Wang, Yang, Lehmann, Ziegler & Bonkowski, 2013}} – Adler's gecko
- Gekko albofasciolatus {{small|(A. Günther, 1867)}}
- Gekko albomaculatus {{small|Giebel, 1861}} – Smith's gecko, large forest gecko
- Gekko athymus {{small|W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1962}} – Brown's gecko
- Gekko auriverrucosus {{small|Zhou & Y. Liu, 1982}} – Shanxi gecko{{NRDB species|genus=Gekko |species=auriverrucosus |access-date=30 May 2016}}
- Gekko badenii {{small|Szczerbak & Nekrasova, 1994}} – golden gecko
- Gekko bannaense {{small|Y. Wang, J. Wang & Z. Liu, 2016}} – Banna parachute gecko
- Gekko boehmei {{small|Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015}} – Böhme's gecko
- Gekko bonkowskii {{small|Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015}} – Bonkowski's gecko
- Gekko browni {{small|Russell, 1979}} – Brown's gecko, Brown's wolf gecko, Brown's fringe gecko
- Gekko canaensis {{small|Ngo & Gamble, 2011}}{{cite journal
| author1 = Ngo Van Tri
| author1-link=species:Ngo Van Tri
| author2 = Gamble, Tony
| author2-link=species:Tony Gamble
| journal = Zootaxa
| volume = 2890
| pages = 53–6
| date = 2011
| title = Gekko canaensis sp. nov. (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new gecko from southern Vietnam
| doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.2890.1.5
| url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02890p064f.pdf
| access-date = 4 August 2011
}} – Cà Ná marbled gecko
- Gekko canhi {{small|Rösler, T.Q. Nguyen, Doan, Ho, T.T. Nguyen & Zeigler, 2010}}{{aut|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. [http://www.mapress.com./zootaxa/2010/f/z02329p068f.pdf Preview] – Canh's gecko
- Gekko carusadensis {{small|Linkem, Siler, Diesmos, Sy & R.M. Brown, 2010}}{{aut|Linkem, C.W.}}; {{aut|Siler, C.D.}}; {{aut|Diesmos, A.C.}}; {{aut|Sy, E.}}; {{aut|Brown, R.M.}} (2010). "A new species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines". {{ISSN|1175-5326}} Zootaxa 2396: 37–49. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02396p049f.pdf Preview] – Luzon karst gecko
- Gekko chinensis {{small|(Gray, 1842)}} – Gray's Chinese gecko{{NRDB species|genus=Gekko |species=chinensis |access-date=30 May 2016}}
- Gekko cib Lyu, Lin, Ren, K. Jiang, Zhang, S. Qi & J. Wang, 2021
- Gekko cicakterbang {{small|L. Grismer, Wood, J. Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, B. Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza & R.M. Brown, 2019}} – Malaysia parachute gecko
- Gekko coi {{small|R.M. Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Diesmos & Alcala, 2011}}
- Gekko crombota {{small|R.M. Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos, 2008}} – Babuyan Claro gecko
- Gekko ernstkelleri {{small|Rösler, Siler, R.M. Brown, Demegillo & Gaulke, 2006}}
- Gekko flavimaritus {{small|Rujirawan, Fong, Ampai, Yodthong, Termprayoon & Aowphol, 2019}}
- Gekko gecko {{small|(Linnaeus, 1758)}} – tokay gecko
- Gekko gecko azhari {{small|Mertens, 1955}}
- Gekko gecko gecko {{small|(Linnaeus, 1758)}}
- Gekko gigante {{small|W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978}} – Gigante gecko[http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0408-hance_fs_gekkogigante.html Forgotten species: the subterranean Gekko gigante] (12/03/2014) news.mongabay.com.
- Gekko grossmanni {{small|R. Günther, 1994}} – Grossmann's gecko
- Gekko guishanicus {{small|Lin & Yao, 2016}}
- Gekko gulat {{small|R.M. Brown, Diesmos, Duya, Garcia & Rico, 2010}}
- Gekko hokouensis {{small|Pope, 1928}} – Kwangsi gecko
- Gekko horsfieldii {{small|(Gray, 1827)}} – Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's parachute gecko
- Gekko hulk {{small|L. Grismer, Pinto, Quah, Anuar, Cota, McGuire, Iskandar, Wood & J. Grismer, 2022}}
- Gekko intermedium {{small|Taylor, 1915}} – intermediate flying gecko
- Gekko iskandari {{small|R.M. Brown, Supriatna & Ota, 2000}} – Pak Djoko's flap-legged gecko
- Gekko japonicus {{small|(Schlegel, 1836)}} – Schlegel's Japanese gecko
- Gekko jinjiangensis Hou, Shi, G. Wang, Shu, Zheng, Y. Qi, Liu, J. Jiang & Xie, 2021
- Gekko kabkaebin {{small|L. Grismer, Wood, J. Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, B. Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza & R.M. Brown, 2019}} – Lao parachute gecko
- Gekko kaengkrachanense {{small|Sumontha, Pauwels, Kunya, Limlikhitaksorn, Ruksue, Taokratok, Ansermet & Chanhome, 2012}} – Kaeng Krachan parachute gecko
- Gekko khunkhamensis {{small|Sitthivong, Lo, T.Q. Nguyen, H.T. Ngo, Khotpathoom, Le, Ziegler & Luu, 2021}}
- Gekko kikuchii {{small|(Ōshima, 1912)}} – Botel gecko
- Gekko kuhli {{small|(Stejneger, 1902)}} – Kuhl's flying gecko, Kuhl’s parachute gecko
- Gekko kwangsiensis {{small|Yang, 2015}} – Kwangsi gecko
- Gekko lauhachindai {{small|Panitvong, Sumontha, Konlek & Kunya, 2010}} – Lauhachinda's cave geckoPanitvong 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.
- Gekko liboensis {{small|Zhou, Y. Liu & Li, 1982}} – Libo's gecko
- Gekko lionotum {{small|Annandale, 1905}} – smooth-backed gliding gecko, Burmese flying gecko, Burmese parachute gecko
- Gekko melli {{small|(T. Vogt, 1922)}} – Mell's gecko
- Gekko mindorensis {{small|Taylor, 1919}} – Mindoro narrow-disked gecko
- Gekko mizoramensis {{small|Lalremsanga, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai & Mirza, 2023}}
- Gekko monarchus {{small|(Schlegel, 1836)}} – spotted house gecko
- Gekko nadenensis {{small|Luu, T.Q. Nguyen, Le, Bonkowski & Ziegler, 2017}} – Naden gecko
- Gekko nicobarensis {{small|Das & Vijayakumar, 2009}} – Nicobar gliding gecko
- Gekko nutaphandi {{small|Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2008}}
- Gekko palawanensis {{small|Taylor, 1925}} – Palawan gecko
- Gekko palmatus {{small|Boulenger, 1907}} – palm gecko
- Gekko petricolus {{small|Taylor, 1962}} – sandstone gecko
- Gekko phuyenensis {{small|V.D.H. Nguyen, L.T. Nguyen, Orlov, Murphy & S.N. Nguyen, 2021}}
- Gekko popaense {{small|L. Grismer, Wood, Thura, M. Grismer, R.M. Brown & B. Stuart, 2018}} – Mt. Popa parachute gecko
- Gekko porosus {{small|Taylor, 1922}} – Taylor's gecko
- Gekko pradapdao {{small|Meesook, Sumontha, Donbundit & Pauwels, 2021}}
- Gekko reevesii {{small|(Gray, 1831)}} – Reeves's tokay gecko
- Gekko remotus {{small|Rösler, Ineich, Wilms & Böhme, 2012}}
- Gekko rhacophorus {{small|(Boulenger, 1899)}} – Sabah flying gecko
- Gekko romblon {{small|W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978}} – Philippine gecko
- Gekko rossi {{small|R.M. Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos, 2009}} – Ross's Calayan gecko
- Gekko russelltraini {{small|Ngo, Bauer, Wood & J. Grismer, 2009}} – Russell Train's marble gecko
- Gekko scabridus {{small|Y. Liu & Zhou, 1982}} – Yunnan gecko
- Gekko scientiadventura {{small|Rösler, Ziegler, Vu, Herrmann & Böhme, 2005}}
- Gekko sengchanthavongi {{small|Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2015}} – Sengchanthavong’s gecko
- Gekko shibatai {{small|Toda, Sengoku, Hikida & Ota, 2008}}
- Gekko siamensis {{small|Grossman & Ulber, 1990}} – Siamese green-eyed gecko
- Gekko similignum {{small|M.A. Smith, 1923}}
- Gekko smithii {{small|Gray, 1842}} – (Andrew) Smith's green-eyed geckoBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; 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).
- Gekko sorok {{small|Das, Lakim & Kandaung, 2008}}
- Gekko stoliczkai {{small|Chandramouli, Gokulakrishnan, Sivaperuman & L. Grismer, 2021}}
- Gekko subpalmatus {{small|(A. Günther, 1864)}}
- Gekko swinhonis {{small|A. Günther, 1864}} – Peking gecko
- Gekko taibaiensis {{small|Song, 1985}} – Mingtao's gecko
- Gekko takouensis {{small|Ngo & Gamble, 2010}} – Ta Kou marbled gecko
- Gekko tawaensis {{small|Okada, 1956}} – Tawa gecko
- Gekko thakhekensis {{small|Luu, Calame, T.Q. Nguyen, Le, Bonkowski & Ziegler, 2014}} – Thakhek gecko
- Gekko tokehos {{small|L. Grismer, Wood, J. Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, B. Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza & R.M. Brown, 2019}} – Cambodian parachute gecko
- Gekko trinotaterra {{small|R.M. Brown, 1999}}
- Gekko truongi {{small|Phung & Ziegler, 2011}} – Truong's gecko
- Gekko verreauxi {{small|Tytler, 1865}} – Andaman giant gecko
- Gekko vertebralis {{small|Toda, Sengoku, Hikida & Ota, 2008}}
- Gekko vietnamensis {{small|S.N. Nguyen, 2010}}"Nguyen Ngoc Sang [sic]" (2010). [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02501p060f.pdf "A new poreless species of Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Gekkonidae: Squamata) from An Giang Province, southern Vietnam"] Zootaxa 2501: 54-60. (10/6/2010) – Vietnam gecko
- Gekko vittatus {{small|Houttuyn, 1782}} – lined gecko
- Gekko wenxianensis {{small|Zhou & Q. Wang, 2008}}
- Gekko yakuensis {{small|T. Matsui & Okada, 1968}} – Yakushima gecko
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- Gekko shiva {{small|Pauwels, Meesook, Donbundit, Jindamad, Topai & Sumontha, 2025}}
- Gekko alpinus {{small|Ma, Shi, Shen, Chang & Jiang, 2024}}
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gekko.
References
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Further reading
- Laurenti JN (1768). Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum. Vienna: "Joan. Thom. Nob. de Trattnern". 214 pp. + Plates I–V. (Gekko, new genus, pp. 43–44). (in Latin).
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- [http://www.organismnames.com/query.htm?q=Gekko&searchType=simple&so=a0&pp=112 Gekko] at Index to Organism Names
- [http://www.ubio.org/NZ/search.php?search=Gekko&selectall=Check+All&colname=on&colcategory=on&colauthority=on&colcomments=on&page=&vol= Nomenclator Zoologicus]
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