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.

Gekko

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gekko.

Gekko

References

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).

Gekko

External links

Gekko at Index to Organism Names

Nomenclator Zoologicus

Lizard genera

Taxa named by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti