Taxonomy Profile: Gekko (Laurenti 1768)

Gekko: Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom:

Animalia

Taxonomic Rank:

Genus

Synonym(s):

Common Name(s):

Gekkos []

Tropical Asian Geckos []

Typical Geckos []

Taxonomic Status:

Current Standing:

valid

Data Quality Indicators:

Record Credibility Rating:

TWG standards met

Gekko: Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom : Animalia

animals |

Animal |

animaux |

Subkingdom : Bilateria

Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia

Phylum : Chordata

chordates |

cordado |

cordés |

Subphylum : Vertebrata

vertebrates |

vertebrado |

vertébrés |

Infradivision : Gnathostomata

Superclass : Tetrapoda

Class : Reptilia

répteis |

reptiles |

Reptiles |

Order : Squamata

Amphisbaenians |

Lizards |

Snakes |

amphisbènes |

lézards |

serpents |

Suborder : Gekkota

Family : Gekkonidae

Geckos |

Genus : Gekko

Gekkos |

Tropical Asian Geckos |

Typical Geckos |

Gekko Direct Children(s):

(Linnaeus 1758)

(Houttuyn 1782)

(W Brown and Alcala 1962)

Gekko auriverrucosus

(Zhou and Liu 1982)

(Szczerbak and Nekrasova 1994)

(Rösler Nguyen Doan Ho Nguyen and Ziegler 2010)

Gekko carusadensis

(Linkem Siler Diesmos Sy and R Brown 2010)

Gekko chinensis

(Gray 1842)

(R Brown Oliveros Siler and Diesmos 2008)

Gekko ernstkelleri

(Rösler Siler R Brown Demegillo and Gaulke 2006)

(W Brown and Alcala 1978)

Gekko grossmanni

(Günther 1994)

Gekko hokouensis

(Pope 1928)

Gekko japonicus

(Schlegel 1836)

(Oshima 1912)

(Vogt 1922)

Gekko mindorensis

(Taylor 1919)

Gekko monarchus

(Schlegel 1836)

Gekko nutaphandi

(Bauer Sumontha and Pauwels 2008)

Gekko palawanensis

(Taylor 1925)

(Boulenger 1907)

Gekko petricolus

(Taylor 1962)

(Taylor 1922)

(W Brown and Alcala 1978)

(R Brown Oliveros Siler and Diesmos 2009)

Gekko russelltraini

(Ngo Bauer Wood and Grismer 2009)

Gekko scabridus

(Liu and Zhou 1982)

Gekko scientiadventura

(Rösler Ziegler Vu Herrmann and Böhme 2004)

(Toda Sengoku Hikada and Ota 2008)

Gekko siamensis

(Grossmann and Ulber 1990)

Gekko similignum

(M Smith 1923)

(Gray 1842)

Gekko subpalmatus

(Günther 1864)

Gekko swinhonis

(Günther 1864)

Gekko taibaiensis

(Song 1985)

Gekko takouensis

(Ngo and Gamble 2010)

Gekko tawaensis

(Okada 1956)

(Ota and Nabhitabhata 1991)

Gekko verreauxi

(Tytler 1865)

Gekko vertebralis

(Toda Sengoku Hikada and Ota 2008)

Gekko vietnamensis

(Nguyen 2010)

Gekko wenxianensis

(Zhou and Wang 2008)

Gekko yakuensis

(Matsui and Okada 1968)

Gekko lauhachindai

(Panitvong Sumontha Konlek and Kunya 2010)

Gekko canaensis

(Ngo and Gamble 2011)

(Gray 1831)

Gekko albofasciolatus

(Günther 1867)

Gekko liboensis

(Zaho and Li 1982)

Gekko: References

Expert(s):

Expert:

Roy W. McDiarmid

Notes:

U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Reference for:

Gekko

Expert:

Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.

Notes:

Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology

Reference for:

Gekko

Source(s):

Source:

NODC Taxonomic Code

Acquired:

1996-07-29

Notes:

Reference for:

Gekko

Source:

Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1

Acquired:

2011-05-27

Notes:

Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php

Reference for:

Gekko

Publication(s):

Author(s)/Editor(s):

Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner

Publication Date (Listed/Actual):

1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01

Article/Chapter Title:

Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada

Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:

Resource Publication, no. 166

Page(s):

79

Publisher:

United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service

Publication Place:

Washington, D.C., USA

ISBN/ISSN:

/

Notes:

Reference for:

Gekko

Author(s)/Editor(s):

Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes

Publication Date (Listed/Actual):

2004-12-31 / 2004-12-31

Article/Chapter Title:

Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:

Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)

Page(s):

Publisher:

Publication Place:

ISBN/ISSN:

/

Notes:

As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998

Reference for:

Gekko

Gekko: Geographic Information

Geographic Division:

Jurisdiction/Origin:

Gekko: Comments