Biology:Microgecko

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Microgecko
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Microgecko
Nikolsky, 1907
Diversity
8 species, see text.

Microgecko is a genus of gecko (a type of lizard) in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to continental Asia.[1]

Species

The genus Microgecko comprises 8 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 tanishpaensis Masroor, Khisroon, Khan, & Jablonski, 2020 – Tanishpa's dwarf 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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).

Wikidata ☰ Q11847053 entry