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Gekkonidae - Phelsuma Klemmeri
Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos ('' Hemidactylus''), tokay geckos ('' Gekko''), day geckos ('' Phelsuma''), mourning geckos ('' Lepidodactylus'') and dtellas (''Gehyra''). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas. Hemidactylus geckos are one of the most species-rich and widely distributed of all reptile genera. Carranza, S., and E. .. Arnold. "Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolution of Hemidactylus Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) Elucidated Using Mitochondrial DNA Sequences." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 38, no. 2, Elsevier Inc, 2006, pp. 531–45, . Fossils The earliest known gekkonidae fossil record '' Yantarogekko'' was found in Eocene-Aged Baltic amber. Distribution Species within the Gekkonidae family can be located in every war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " dawn") and (''kainós'', "new") and refers to the "dawn" of modern ('new') fauna that appeared during the epoch. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Paleocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the Eocene is marked by a brief period in which the concentration of the carbon isotope 13C in the atmosphere was exceptionally low in comparison with the more common isotope 12C. The end is set at a major extinction event called the ''Grande Coupure'' (the "Great Break" in continuity) or the Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, which may be related to the impact of one or more large bolides in Siberia and in what is now Chesapeake Bay. As with other geologic periods, the strata that define the start and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 100,000 tons of amber. Today, more than 90% of the world's amber comes from Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is a major source of income for the region; the local Kaliningrad Amber Combine extracted 250 tonnes of it in 2014, 400 tonnes in 2015. "Baltic amber" was formerly thought to include amber from the Bitterfeld brown coal mines in Saxony ( Eastern Germany). Bitterfeld amber was previously believed to be only 20–22 million years old (Miocene), but a comparison of the animal inclusions in 2003 suggested that it was possibly Baltic amber that was redeposited in a Miocene deposit. Further study of insect taxa in the ambers has shown Bitterfeld amber to be from the same forest as the Baltic amber forest, but separately deposited from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calodactylodes
''Calodactylodes'' is a genus of lizards, commonly called golden geckos, in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus is distributed in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Lizards in the genus ''Calodactylodes'' are primarily distinguished from other lizards by their characteristic, paired flower petal-like skin extensions on their fingers and toes. Taxonomy The Genus, generic name, ''Calodactylodes'', created in 1928 by Embrik Strand, is a replacement name for Beddome's ''Calodactylus''. Replacement was necessary because when Richard Henry Beddome created ''Calodactylus'' in 1870, this name was already preoccupied by a genus of beetles which Émile Blanchard had named ''Calodactylus'' in 1850. Species The following two species are recognized as being valid."''Calodactylodes'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *''Calodactylodes aureus'' – Indian golden gecko *''Calodactylodes illingworthorum'' – Calodactylodes illingworthorum, Sri Lankan gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunopus
''Bunopus'' is a genus of small geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to the Middle East. Species Three species are recognized as being valid. *'' Bunopus blanfordii'' – Blanford's ground gecko *''Bunopus crassicauda'' – thickhead rock gecko *'' Bunopus tuberculatus'' – Baluch rock gecko The species formerly known as ''Bunopus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko, has been assigned to the genus ''Trachydactylus'' as ''Trachydactylus spatalurus ''Trachydactylus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko or banded ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Oman and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) i ...''."''Trachydactylus spatalurus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. References External links * Werner YL (1987)"Gekkonid Lizards from Five Quarters Meet in Israel".''Bull. Philadelphia Herp. Soc.'' 31. * Further reading * Blanford WT ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaesodactylus
genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos, and formerly considered part of the genus '' Homopholis''. Description The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands. Species The following six species are recognized. * ''Blaesodactylus ambonihazo'' Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011 Bauer AM, Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Vences M. (2011). "New species of ''Blaseodactylus'' (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantiska National Park in north-western Madagascar." ''Zootaxa'' 2942: 57-68. * ''Blaesodactylus antongilensis'' ( Böhme & Meier, 1980) * ''Blaesodactylus boivini'' ( A.M.C. Duméril, 1856) * ''Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus'' Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015 * ''Blaesodactylus sakalava'' (Grandidier, 1867) * ''Blaesodactylus victori ''Blaesodactylus victori'' is a species of geckos endemic to Madagascar Mada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauerius
''Bauerius ansorgii'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the west coast of Southern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''ansorgii'', is in honor of William John Ansorge, a physician who collected natural history specimens in Africa. Geographic range ''B. ansorgii'' is endemic to Angola. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''B. ansorgii'' are savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of . Description ''B. ansorgii'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail long. Dorsally, it is pale grayish brown. Ventrally, it is white with small brown spots. The upper lip is also white. Boulenger (1907). Behavior ''B. ansorgii'' is nocturnal. It shelters by day in hollow branches of blackthorn (''Senegalia mellifera''), the branches having been made hollow by termite activity. It emerges at night to forage. Reproduction ''B. ansorgii'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylodactylus
''Ancylodactylus'' is a genus of diurnal (day) geckos in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Africa. Most of the species in the genus ''Ancyclodactylus'' were formerly assigned to the genus ''Cnemaspis''. Species *'' A. africanus'' ( F. Werner, 1895) – African gecko *'' A. alantika'' (Bauer, Chirio, Ineich & LeBreton, 2006) *'' A. barbouri'' ( Perret, 1986) – Barbour's gecko *'' A. chyuluensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. dickersonae'' (Schmidt, 1919) – Dickerson's forest gecko, four-lined forest gecko *'' A. dilepis'' (Perret, 1963) – two-scaled gecko *'' A. elgonensis'' ( Loveridge, 1936) – Mount Elgon forest gecko *'' A. gigas'' (Perret, 1986) – Perret's Nigeria gecko, giant forest gecko *'' A. kenyaensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. kituiensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. koehleri'' (Mertens, 1937) – Koehler's gecko *'' A. laikipiensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. mathewsensis'' Malonza & Bauer, 2022 *'' A. occidentalis'' (Angel, 1943) � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altiphylax
''Altiphylax'' is a genus of small species of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. Species of the genus are endemic to Central Asia. Species The following five species are recognized as being valid:"''Altiphylax'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org *''Altiphylax baturensis'' – Batura Glacier gecko *''Altiphylax levitoni'' – Leviton's gecko *'' Altiphylax mintoni'' *''Altiphylax stoliczkai ''Altiphylax stoliczkai'', also known commonly as the frontier bow-fingered gecko, the Baltistan gecko, and the Karakorum gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Etymology The specific name, ...'' *'' Altiphylax tokobajevi'' '' Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Altiphylax''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10945221 Lizard genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsophylax
''Alsophylax'' is a genus of small species of geckos, endemic to Central Asia, commonly known as even-fingered geckos. The snout-vent length of these geckos is normally no more than . Little is known of their ecology or reproductive habits. Species The following six species are recognized.The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org *''Alsophylax laevis'' Nikolsky, 1907 - southern even-fingered gecko *''Alsophylax loricatus'' Strauch, 1887 - Strauch's even-fingered gecko *''Alsophylax pipiens'' (Pallas, 1827) - even-fingered gecko *''Alsophylax przewalskii'' Strauch, 1887 - Xinjiang even-fingered gecko *''Alsophylax szczerbaki'' Golubev & Sattarov, 1979 - Szczerbak's even-fingered gecko *''Alsophylax tadjikiensis'' Golubev, 1979 - Tadjikistan even-fingered gecko ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Alsophylax''. References Further reading * Boulenger GA. 1885. ''Catalogue of the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ailuronyx
''Ailuronyx'' is a small genus of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...s from Seychelles, commonly known as skin-sloughing geckos. They have a reputation for delicacy and especially for shedding strips of skin if handled. Classification of genus ''Ailuronyx'' * Seychelles bronze gecko, ''A. seychellensis'' * Dwarf bronze gecko, ''A. tachyscopaeus'' * Giant bronze gecko or yellow gecko, ''A. trachygaster'' The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org References Lizard genera Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agamura
''Agamura'' is a genus of geckos. Species Three ''Agamura'' species are recognized: *'' Agamura cruralis'' *'' Agamura kermanensis'' *'' Agamura persica'' – Persian spider gecko Geckos of the genus ''Rhinogekko ''Rhinogekko'' is a genus of geckos from Iran and Pakistan. Species The genus ''Rhinogekko'' contains two recognized species: *'' Rhinogekko femoralis'' *'' Rhinogekko misonnei'' ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomi ...'' have sometimes been classified in genus ''Agamura'' but the genus is currently considered distinct from the latter. These genera share a number of characteristics: straight to slightly bent toes, weakly tuberculate skin, and long, thin limbs and tail. References Lizard genera Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrogecko
The marbled leaf-toed gecko (''Afrogecko porphyreus'') is a gecko found in southern and southwestern South Africa (including many offshore islands) and in Namibia. It is a flat, medium-sized gecko. Description It has a mottled, greyish body, a long tail and sometimes a pale stripe along its back. It is an adaptable little forager, hiding under debris, beneath bark, among rocks and even in city houses. These geckos eat large numbers of small insects, so a population of them living on one's property serves as a natural form of pest-control. However, domestic cats - as introduced predators - will usually kill large numbers of these little lizards, often exterminating them from the immediate area. Their diet is an array of invertebrates, including feeder insects. Distribution This gecko occurs commonly in the southern parts of South Africa, from Cape Town (where it now inhabits suburban gardens) eastwards as far as the Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
