''Asaccus'' is a

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s, commonly known as Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos, in the

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. Papenfuss TJ et al. (2010)
"Phylogenetic relationships among species of Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos (''Asaccus'')".
''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences'', Series 4, 61 (13): 587-596.

Geographic range

The genus ''Asaccus'' is

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to the

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Species

There are 19

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which are recognized as being valid in the genus ''Asaccus''. Five were described in 2011. Torki F et al. (2011). "Description of four new ''Asaccus'' Dixon and Anderson, 1973 (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) from Iran and Turkey". ''Amphibia-Reptilia'' 32 (2): 185-202.Torki F (2011). "''Beschreibung eines neuen'' Asaccus ''(Sauria: Phyllodactylidae) aus dem Iran'' ". ''Sauria'' 33 (1) 51–61. (in

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). *'' Asaccus andersoni'' *'' Asaccus arnoldi'' *''

Asaccus barani ''Asaccus'' is a genus of geckos, commonly known as Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos, in the Family (biology), family Phyllodactylidae.Theodore Johnstone Pappenfuss, Papenfuss TJ et al. (2010)"Phylogenetic relationships among species of Southwest ...

'' *'' Asaccus caudivolvulus'' – Emirati leaf-toed gecko *''

Asaccus elisae ''Asaccus elisae'', also known as Elisa's leaf-toed gecko or Werner's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the Middle East. Etymology The Specific name (zoolo ...

'' – Werner's leaf-toed gecko, Elisa's leaf-toed gecko *'' Asaccus gallagheri'' – Gallagher's leaf-toed gecko, Gallagher's gecko *''

Asaccus gardneri ''Asaccus gardneri'', also known as Gardener's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and occurs in the United Arab Emirates and Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of ...

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Asaccus granularis ''Asaccus granularis'' is a species of leaf-toed gecko endemic to Iran. The specific epithet refers to the granular scales on the back of this lizard. It is only known from the type locality in Lorestan Province, Iran. It was found in a mountain ...

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Asaccus griseonotus ''Asaccus griseonotus'', also known as the grey-spotted leaf-toed gecko or grey-marked gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is found in Iraq and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and a ...

'' – grey-spotted leaf-toed gecko, grey-marked gecko *''

Asaccus iranicus ''Asaccus iranicus'' is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Tur ...

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Asaccus kermanshahensis The Kermanshah leaf-toed gecko (''Asaccus kermanshahensis'') is a species of gecko endemic to Iran. It is named for the type locality, north of Kermanshah, eastern Kermanshah Province, in the Zagros Mountains The Zagros Mountains are a mounta ...

'' – Kermanshah leaf-toed gecko *''

Asaccus kurdistanensis The Kurdistan leaf-toed gecko (''Asaccus kurdistanensis'') is a species of lizard belonging to the gecko family Phyllodactylidae. ''A. kurdistanensis'' is native to the Kurdistan province in western Iran Iran, officially the Islam ...

'' - Kurdistan leaf-toed gecko *''

Asaccus margaritae ''Asaccus margaritae'', or Margarita's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and occurs in the United Arab Emirates and Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, i ...

'' - Margarita's leaf-toed gecko *'' Asaccus montanus'' - mountain leaf-toed gecko *'' Asaccus nasrullahi'' - Nasrullah's leaf-toed gecko *'' Asaccus platyrhynchus'' - flat-snouted leaf-toed gecko *'' Asaccus saffinae'' *'' Asaccus tangestanensis'' *'' Asaccus zagrosicus'' ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Asaccus''.

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