Microgecko
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
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Microgecko is a genus of gecko (a type of lizard) in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to continental Asia.{{NRDB genus|genus=Microgecko|accessdate=1 January 2015}}
Species
The genus Microgecko comprises 8 species which are recognized as being valid.
- Microgecko chabaharensis {{small|Gholamifard, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Yousefkhani & Oraei, 2015}} — Chabahar dwarf gecko
- Microgecko depressus {{small|(Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965)}} — low-lying gecko
- Microgecko helenae {{small|Nikolsky, 1907}} — Khuzestan dwarf gecko, banded dwarf Gecko, Helen's banded dwarf gecko
- Microgecko laki {{small|Torki, 2020}} — Laki dwarf gecko
- Microgecko latifi {{small|(Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972)}} — Latifi's dwarf gecko
- Microgecko persicus {{small|(Nikolsky, 1903)}} – Persian dwarf gecko, Persian sand gecko
- Microgecko tanishpaensis {{small|Masroor, Khisroon, Khan, & Jablonski, 2020}} – Tanishpa's dwarf gecko
- Microgecko varaviensis {{small|Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019}}
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Microgecko.
References
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Further reading
- "Nikolski AM" (1907) ("1905"). "Reptiles et Amphibies, recueillis par Mr. N. A. Zaroudny en Perse en 1903–1904 ". Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 10 (3-4): 260-301 + Plate I. (Microgecko, new genus, pp. 264–265). (article in Latin and Russian, article title in French in table of contents of journal).
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