Geckobia

Geckobia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Pterygosomatidae
Genus:	Geckobia ; Mégnin, 1878
Species
	See text

Last updated July 18, 2025

Geckobia is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Pterygosomatidae.^[1]

Species

Selected species include:

Geckobia bataviensis ^[2]
Geckobia estherae ^[3]
Geckobia glebosum ^[2]
Geckobia nitidus ^[1]
Geckobia zapallarensis ^[1]

References

1 2 3 Fajfer, Monika (February 2015). "Mites of the new species group nitidus (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae: Geckobia), parasites of lizards in South America". Systematic Parasitology. 90 (2): 213–220. doi:10.1007/s11230-014-9545-9. ISSN 1573-5192. PMID 25655118. S2CID 255063622.
1 2 Prawasti, TARUNI SRI; Farajallah, ACHMAD; Raffiudin, RIKA (2013-06-01). "Three Species of Ectoparasite Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) Infested Geckos in Indonesia". HAYATI Journal of Biosciences. 20 (2): 80–88. doi: 10.4308/hjb.20.2.80 . ISSN 1978-3019.
↑ Bertrand M., Pfliegler W.P and Sciberras A.(2012) Does the African native host explain the African origin of the parasite? The Maltese Gekobia estherae n.sp parasitic on Tarentola mauritanica (Acari:Raphignathoidea :Pterygosomatidae). Acarologia 52(4): 353–366.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 Fajfer, Monika (February 2015). "Mites of the new species group nitidus (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae: Geckobia), parasites of lizards in South America". Systematic Parasitology. 90 (2): 213–220. doi:10.1007/s11230-014-9545-9. ISSN 1573-5192. PMID 25655118. S2CID 255063622.

[:1-2] 1 2 Prawasti, TARUNI SRI; Farajallah, ACHMAD; Raffiudin, RIKA (2013-06-01). "Three Species of Ectoparasite Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) Infested Geckos in Indonesia". HAYATI Journal of Biosciences. 20 (2): 80–88. doi: 10.4308/hjb.20.2.80 . ISSN 1978-3019.

[3] Bertrand M., Pfliegler W.P and Sciberras A.(2012) Does the African native host explain the African origin of the parasite? The Maltese Gekobia estherae n.sp parasitic on Tarentola mauritanica (Acari:Raphignathoidea :Pterygosomatidae). Acarologia 52(4): 353–366.

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