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 eight species are recognized.
- Alsophylax emilia <small>(Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023)</small>
- Alsophylax ferganensis <small>(Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023)</small>
- Alsophylax laevis <small>(Nikolsky), 1907</small> - southern even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax loricatus <small>(Strauch), 1887</small> - Strauch's even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax pipiens <small>(Pallas, 1827)</small> - even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax przewalskii <small>(Strauch, 1887)</small> - Xinjiang even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax szczerbaki <small>(Golubev & Sattarov, 1979)</small> - Szczerbak's even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax tadjikiensis <small>(Golubev, 1979)</small> - 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 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. <br>(Alsophylax, p. 90). (in Latin).