Gekkoninae
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Gekko gecko, the 'Tokay': type species | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae Gray, 1825[1][2] |
Genera | |
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
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The following is a list of recognized genera:
- Agamura (2 species)
- Alsophylax (6 species)
- Altiphylax (5 species)
- Bunopus (3 species)
- Carinatogecko (2 species)
- Cnemaspis (153 species)
- Crossobamon (1 or 2 species)
- Cryptactites (monotypic)
- Cyrtodactylus (286 species)
- Cyrtopodion (37 species)
- Dixonius (5 species)
- Dravidogecko (7 species)
- Gehyra (35 species)
- Gekko (76 species)
- Gonydactylus (4 species)
- Hemidactylus (161 species)[3]
- Hemiphyllodactylus (35 species)
- Heteronotia (3 species)
- Lepidodactylus (39 species)
- Luperosaurus (10 species)
- Mediodactylus (13 species)
- Nactus (11 species)
- Palmatogecko (2 species)
- Pseudogekko (4 species)
- Rhinogekko (2 species)
- Stenodactylus (10 species)
- Teratolepis (2 species)
- Trachydactylus (2 species)
- Trigonodactylus (3 species)
- Tropiocolotes (10 species)
References
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- ^ Reptile Database: http://www.jcvi.org/reptiles/families/gekkonidae.php Archived 2009-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (Downloaded Feb. 17, 2010.)