Pseudogekko
Pseudogekko is a genus of rare gecko species, commonly known as false geckos. All 10 known species are found in the Philippines.[1][2][3] They are not seen in captivity outside their native country.
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| Pseudogekko compresicorpus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Pseudogekko Taylor, 1922 |
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10 species (see text) | |
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Species
There are ten species:[1]
- Central Visayan false gecko, Pseudogekko atiorum Davis, Watters, Köhler, Whitsett, Huron, Brown, Diesmos & Siler, 2015
- Luzon false gecko, Pseudogekko brevipes (Boettger, 1867)
- Zamboanga false gecko, Pseudogekko chavacano Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014
- Philippine false gecko, Pseudogekko compresicorpus (Taylor, 1915)
- Leyte diminutive false gecko, Pseudogekko ditoy Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos, & Brown, 2014
- Bicol hollow-dwelling forest gecko, Pseudogekko hungkag Brown, Meneses, Wood, Fernandez, Cuesta, Clores, Tracy, Buehler, & Siler, 2020
- Romblon Province false gecko, Pseudogekko isapa Siler, Davis, Diesmos, Guinto, Whitsett, & Brown, 2016
- Southern Philippine false gecko, Pseudogekko pungkaypinit Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos, & Brown, 2014
- Polillo false gecko, Pseudogekko smaragdinus (Taylor, 1922)
- Bicol False Geckos, Pseudogekko sumiklab Siler, Davis, Watters, Freitas, Griffith, Binaday, Lobos Amarga, & Brown, 2017
References
- Pseudogekko at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 September 2020.
- Brown, Rafe M.; Meneses, Camila G.; Wood, Perry L.; Fernandez, Jason B.; Cuesta, Michael A.; Clores, Michael A.; Tracy, Claire; Buehler, Matthew D. & Siler, Cameron D. (2020). "Unexpected discovery of another new species of Philippine false gecko (Gekkonidae; Pseudogekko) from the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island". Herpetologica. 76 (3): 315–329. doi:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-19-00029.1.
- Geckolist.com
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