.::::: Lizards of the World - Gekkota - Gekko :::::.
Last update: 8 June, 2004

This genus is well known by most herpetologist especially through the Tokay gecko, one of the worlds largest species.

Gekko Laurenti, 1768
Gecko Lapsus
Gekko athymus Brown & Alcala, 1962
 
Distribution: Philippines.
Gekko auriverrucosus Zhou & Liu, 1982
 
Distribution: China.
Gekko badenii Nekrasowa & Szczerbak, 1993
 
Distribution: Vietnam.
Gekko chinensis Gray, 1842
Gecko chinensis Gray, 1842
Gekko scabridus Liu & Zhao, 1982
Distribution: China and Vietnam.

Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • gecko (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Gecko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Gecko reevesii Gray, 1831
    Gecko teres Laurenti, 1768
    Gecko verticellatus Laurenti, 1768
    Gecko verus Merrem, 1820
    Gekko aculeatus Houttuyn, 1782
    Gekko annulatus Kuhl, 1820
    Gekko guttatus Daudin, 1802
    Gekko perlatus Houttuyn, 1782
    Lacerta gecko Linnaeus, 1758
    Platydactylus gecko (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Platydactylus guttatus (Daudin, 1802)
  • azhari Mertens, 1955
     
    • Distribution: Bangladesh (azhari), Cambodia (gecko), China (gecko), India (gecko), Indonesia (gecko), Laos (gecko), Malaysia (gecko), Myanmar (gecko), Nepal (gecko), Philippines (gecko), Thailand (gecko), USA (gecko) and Vietnam (gecko)
    Gekko gigante Brown & Alcala, 1978
     
    Distribution: Philippines.
    Gekko grossmanni Günther, 1994
     
    Distribution: Vietnam.
    Gekko hokouensis Pope, 1928
    Gekko japonicus hokouensis Pope, 1928
    Gekko liboensis Zhou, Liu & Li, 1982
    Luperosaurus amissus Taylor, 1962
    Distribution: China, Japan and Taiwan.
    Gekko japonicus (Schlegel in: Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
    Gehyra intermedia Brown, 1901
    Hemidactylus marmoratus Hallowell, 1860
    Hemidactylus nanus Cantor, 1842
    Platydactylus jamori Temminck & Schlegel, 1838
    Platydactylus japonicus Schlegel in Duméril & Bibron, 1836
    Platydactylus yamori Fritze, 1891
    Distribution: China, Japan, Korea and Philippines.
    Gekko kikuchii Oshima, 1912
    Gecko kikuchii Oshima, 1912
    Distribution: Taiwan.
    Gekko mindorensis Taylor, 1919
     
    Distribution: Philippines.
    Gekko monarchus (Schlegel in: Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
    Gecko monarchus (Schlegel in Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
    Gehyra papuana Meyer, 1874
    Platydactylus burmeisteri Giebel, 1861
    Platydactylus deissneri Giebel, 1861
    Platydactylus monarchus (Schlegel in Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
    Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
    Gekko palawanensis Taylor, 1925
     
    Distribution: Philippines.

    Gekko palmatus Boulenger, 1907
    Gecko palmatus Boulenger, 1907
    Distribution: China and Vietnam.
    Gekko petricolus Taylor, 1962
    Gekko petricola Taylor, 1962
    Distribution: Laos and Thailand.
    Gekko porosus Taylor, 1922
     
    Distribution: Philippines.
    Gekko romblon Brown & Alcala, 1978
     
    Distribution: Philippines.
    Gekko siamensis Grossmann & Ulber, 1990
     
    Distribution: Thailand.
    Gekko similignum Smith, 1923
    Gecko similignum Smith, 1923
    Distribution: China and Vietnam.
    Gekko smithii (Gray, 1842)
    Gecko smithii Gray, 1842
    Gecko stentor (Cantor, 1847)
    Gekko albofasciolatus
    Platydactylus albomaculatus     Giebel, 1861
    Platydactylus stentor Cantor, 1847
    Distribution: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.
    Gekko subpalmatus Günther, 1864
    Gecko melli Vogt, 1922
    Gecko subpalmatus Günther, 1864
    Distribution: China.
    Gekko swinhonis Swinhoe, 1863
     
    Distribution: China.
    Gekko taibaiensis Song, 1985
     
    Distribution: China.
    Gekko tawaensis Okada, 1956
     
    Distribution: Japan.
    Gekko taylori Ota & Nabhitabhata, 1991
     
    Distribution: Thailand.
    Gekko ulikovskii Darevsky & Orlov, 1994
     
    Distribution: Vietnam.
    Gekko verreauxi Tytler, 1865
    Gecko verreauxi Tytler, 1864
    Distribution: India.

    Gekko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782
    Gecko trachylaemus Peters, 1873
    Gecko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782
    Lacerta unistrata Shaw, 1792
    Lacerta vittata (Houttuyn, 1782)
    Lomatodactylus vittatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
    Platydactylus bivittatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
    Platydactylus vittatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
    Stellio bifurcifer Schneider, 1792
    Distribution: Bismarck Archipelago, India, Indonesia, Palau Islands and Solomon Islands.
    Gekko yakuensis Matsui & Okada, 1968
     
    Distribution: Japan.

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