Microgecko
Microgecko is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Asia.[1]
| Microgecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Microgecko Nikolsky, 1907 |
| Diversity | |
| 7 species, see text. | |
Species
The genus Microgecko comprises 7 species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Microgecko chabaharensis Gholamifard, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Yousefkhani & Oraei, 2015 — Chabahar dwarf gecko
- Microgecko depressus (Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965) — low lying gecko
- Microgecko helenae Nikolsky, 1907 — Khuzestan dwarf gecko, banded dwarf Gecko, Helen's banded dwarf gecko
- Microgecko laki Torki, 2020 — Laki dwarf gecko
- Microgecko latifi (Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972) — Latifi's dwarf gecko
- Microgecko persicus (Nikolsky, 1903) – Persian dwarf gecko, Persian sand gecko
- Microgecko varaviensis 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.
gollark: ```λ| 0.2 - 0.10.1λ| 0.2 + 0.10.30000000000000004λ| succ (0.2 + 0.1)1.3```
gollark: I was very lazy.
gollark: 0.1 -> 1.1
gollark: Weird. `succ` on floats returns them + 1. Is that valid?
gollark: .
References
- Microgecko at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2015.
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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