Biology:Gekkoninae
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Short description: Subfamily of lizards
| Gekkoninae | |
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| Gekko gecko, the 'Tokay': type species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae Gray, 1825[1][2] |
| Genera | |
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30; see text | |
Gekkoninae is a diverse subfamily of the family Gekkonidae, geckos. It has the most species and genera — over 850 species in 30 genera. Hemidactylus and Cyrtodactylus together account for 185 species.
Genera
A gold dust day gecko (genus Phelsuma) in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Lygodactylus luteopicturatus(dwarf yellow-headed gecko)
The following is a list of recognized genera:
- Agamura (2 species)
- Alsophylax (6 species)
- Altiphylax (5 species)
- Ancylodactylus (19 species)
- Bunopus (3 species)
- Carinatogecko (2 species)
- Cnemaspis (148 species)
- Crossobamon (1 or 2 species)
- Cryptactites (monotypic)
- Cyrtodactylus (297 species)
- Cyrtopodion (37 species)
- Dixonius (11 species)
- Dravidogecko (7 species)
- Gehyra (68 species)
- Gekko (86 species)
- Gonydactylus (4 species)
- Hemidactylus (190 species)[3]
- Hemiphyllodactylus (51 species)
- Heteronotia (3 species)
- Lepidodactylus (44 species)
- Luperosaurus (8 species)
- Mediodactylus (13 species)
- Nactus (35 species)
- Palmatogecko (2 species)
- Pseudogekko (10 species)
- Rhinogekko (2 species)
- Stenodactylus (10 species)
- Teratolepis (2 species)
- Trachydactylus (2 species)
- Trigonodactylus (3 species)
- Tropiocolotes (15 species)
References
- ↑ Wikispecies.
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons.
- ↑ Reptile Database: http://www.jcvi.org/reptiles/families/gekkonidae.php (Downloaded Feb. 17, 2010.)
Wikidata ☰ Q1073955 entry
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