Microgecko

Microgecko is a genus of gecko (a type of lizard) in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to continental Asia.

Species

The genus Microgecko comprises 8 species which are recognized as being valid.

• Microgecko chabaharensis — Chabahar dwarf gecko
• Microgecko depressus — low-lying gecko
• Microgecko helenae — Khuzestan dwarf gecko, banded dwarf Gecko, Helen's banded dwarf gecko
• Microgecko laki — Laki dwarf gecko
• Microgecko latifi — Latifi's dwarf gecko
• Microgecko persicus – Persian dwarf gecko, Persian sand gecko
• Microgecko tanishpaensis – Tanishpa's dwarf gecko
• Microgecko varaviensis

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Microgecko.

References

Further reading

• "Nikolski AM" (1907) ("1905"). "Reptiles et Amphibies, recueillis par Mr. N. A. Zaroudny en Perse en 1903–1904 ". Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 10 (3-4): 260-301 + Plate I. (Microgecko, new genus, pp. 264–265). (article in Latin and Russian, article title in French in table of contents of journal).