Alsophylax

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Alsophylax
Alsophylax loricatus.jpg
Alsophylax loricatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Alsophylax
Fitzinger, 1843[1]

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 4 cm (1.6 in). Little is known of their ecology or reproductive habits.

Species[]

The following six species are recognized.[1][2]

  • 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 & , 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[]

  1. ^ a b ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org

Further reading[]

  • Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Alsophylax, p. 19).
  • Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices.
    (Alsophylax, p. 90). (in Latin).
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