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Gekko  Laurenti, 1768
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174049

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Gekkos [English]
  
    Tropical Asian Geckos [English]
  
    Typical Geckos [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbčnes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderGekkota   
                               FamilyGekkonidae  – Geckos  
                                  GenusGekko Laurenti, 1768 – Gekkos, Tropical Asian Geckos, Typical Geckos  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SpeciesGekko albofasciolatus Günther, 1867  
                                     SpeciesGekko athymus W. Brown and Alcala, 1962  
                                     SpeciesGekko auriverrucosus Zhou and Liu, 1982  
                                     SpeciesGekko badenii Szczerbak and Nekrasova, 1994  
                                     SpeciesGekko canaensis Ngo and Gamble, 2011 – Cŕ Ná Marbled Gecko 
                                     SpeciesGekko canhi Rösler, Nguyen, Doan, Ho, Nguyen and Ziegler, 2010  
                                     SpeciesGekko carusadensis Linkem, Siler, Diesmos, Sy and R. Brown, 2010  
                                     SpeciesGekko chinensis Gray, 1842  
                                     SpeciesGekko crombota R. Brown, Oliveros, Siler and Diesmos, 2008  
                                     SpeciesGekko ernstkelleri Rösler, Siler, R. Brown, Demegillo and Gaulke, 2006  
                                     SpeciesGekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) – Tokay Gekko, Tokay Gecko 
                                     SpeciesGekko gigante W. Brown and Alcala, 1978  
                                     SpeciesGekko grossmanni Günther, 1994  
                                     SpeciesGekko hokouensis Pope, 1928  
                                     SpeciesGekko japonicus (Schlegel, 1836)  
                                     SpeciesGekko kikuchii Oshima, 1912  
                                     SpeciesGekko lauhachindai Panitvong, Sumontha, Konlek and Kunya, 2010 – Lauhachinda's cave gecko 
                                     SpeciesGekko liboensis Zaho and Li, 1982  
                                     SpeciesGekko melli Vogt, 1922  
                                     SpeciesGekko mindorensis Taylor, 1919  
                                     SpeciesGekko monarchus (Schlegel, 1836)  
                                     SpeciesGekko nutaphandi Bauer, Sumontha and Pauwels, 2008  
                                     SpeciesGekko palawanensis Taylor, 1925  
                                     SpeciesGekko palmatus Boulenger, 1907  
                                     SpeciesGekko petricolus Taylor, 1962  
                                     SpeciesGekko porosus Taylor, 1922  
                                     SpeciesGekko reevesii (Gray, 1831)  
                                     SpeciesGekko romblon W. Brown and Alcala, 1978  
                                     SpeciesGekko rossi R. Brown, Oliveros, Siler and Diesmos, 2009  
                                     SpeciesGekko russelltraini Ngo, Bauer, Wood and Grismer, 2009  
                                     SpeciesGekko scabridus Liu and Zhou, 1982  
                                     SpeciesGekko scientiadventura Rösler, Ziegler, Vu, Herrmann and Böhme, 2004  
                                     SpeciesGekko shibatai Toda, Sengoku, Hikada and Ota, 2008  
                                     SpeciesGekko siamensis Grossmann and Ulber, 1990  
                                     SpeciesGekko similignum M. Smith, 1923  
                                     SpeciesGekko smithii Gray, 1842  
                                     SpeciesGekko subpalmatus Günther, 1864  
                                     SpeciesGekko swinhonis Günther, 1864  
                                     SpeciesGekko taibaiensis Song, 1985  
                                     SpeciesGekko takouensis Ngo and Gamble, 2010  
                                     SpeciesGekko tawaensis Okada, 1956  
                                     SpeciesGekko taylori Ota and Nabhitabhata, 1991  
                                     SpeciesGekko verreauxi Tytler, 1865  
                                     SpeciesGekko vertebralis Toda, Sengoku, Hikada and Ota, 2008  
                                     SpeciesGekko vietnamensis Nguyen, 2010  
                                     SpeciesGekko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782 – Striped Gekko, Striped Gecko 
                                     SpeciesGekko wenxianensis Zhou and Wang, 2008  
                                     SpeciesGekko yakuensis Matsui and Okada, 1968  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.   
  Notes: Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology   
  Reference for: Gekko    
       
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid   
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Gekko    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gekko   
       
  Source: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1, website (version 6.1)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  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, Typical Geckos [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes   
  Publication Date: 2004   
  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):    
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Gekko   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner   
  Publication Date: 1987   
  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   
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  Reference for: Gekko   
       

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