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| Lepidodactylus | |
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| Lepidodactylus lugubris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus Fitzinger, 1843 [1] |
| Species | |
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Lepidodactylus is a large genus of geckos, commonly known as scaly-toed geckos and closely related to house geckos or dtellas.
Species in the genus Lepidodactylus are found from Southeast Asia to Indo-Australia and Oceania.
There are 44 described species in this genus, which are considered valid. [2]
| Species | Taxon author ‡ | Common Name | |||
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| Lepidodactylus aignanus | Kraus, 2019 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus aureolineatus | Taylor, 1915 | golden scaly-toed gecko, yellow-lined smooth-scaled gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus babuyanensis | Eliades, R.M. Brown, Huang & Siler, 2021 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus bakingibut | Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler, 2021 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus balioburius | Ota & Crombie, 1989 | Batan scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus bisakol | Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler, 2021 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus buleli | Ineich, 2008 | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus christiani | Taylor, 1917 | Christian's scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus dialeukos | Kraus, 2019 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus euaensis | J.R.H. Gibbons & W.C. Brown, 1988 | Eua scaly-toed gecko, Eua forest gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus flaviocularis | W.C. Brown, M. McCoy & Rodda, 1992 | yellow-eyed scaly-toed gecko, yellow-eyed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus gardineri | Boulenger, 1897 | Rotuman forest Gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus guppyi | Boulenger, 1884 | Solomon scaly-toed gecko, Guppy's gecko | |||
Lepidodactylus herrei
| Taylor, 1923 | Negros scaly-toed gecko, white-lined smooth-scaled gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus intermedius | Darevsky, 1964 | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus kwasnickae | Kraus, 2019 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus labialis | (W. Peters, 1867) | Mindanao false gecko, dark-spotted smooth-scaled gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus listeri | (Boulenger, 1889) | Christmas Island chained gecko, Lister's gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus lombocensis | Mertens, 1929 | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus lugubris | (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) | mourning gecko, common smooth-scaled gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus magnus | W.C. Brown & F. Parker, 1977 | mountain scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus manni | Schmidt, 1923 | Fiji scaly-toed gecko, Viti forest gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus mitchelli | Kraus, 2019 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus moestus | (W. Peters, 1867) | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus mutahi | W.C. Brown & F. Parker, 1977 | Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay | Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler, 2021 | ||||
| Lepidodactylus novaeguineae | W.C. Brown & F. Parker, 1977 | New Guinea scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus oligoporus | Buden, 2007 | Mortlock Islands scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus oorti | (Kopstein, 1926) | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus orientalis | W.C. Brown & F. Parker, 1977 | Oriental scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus pantai | Stubbs, Karin, Arifin, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Bloch, Kusnadi & McGuire, 2017 | beach scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus paurolepis | Ota et al., 1995 | Seventy Islands gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus planicauda | Stejneger, 1905 | Mindanao scaly-toed gecko, small broad-tailed smooth-scaled gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus pollostos | Karkkainen, Richards, Kraus, Tjaturadi, Krey & P. Oliver, 2020 | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus pulcher | Boulenger, 1885 | Wild scaly-toed gecko, Admiralty gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus pumilus | (Boulenger, 1885) | slender chained gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus ranauensis | Ota & Hikida, 1988 | Sabah scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus sacrolineatus | Kraus & Oliver, 2020 | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus shebae | (W.C. Brown & V.M. Tanner, 1949) | Guadalcanal scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus tepukapili | Zug, Watling, T. Alefaio, S. Alefaio & Ludescher, 2003 | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus vanuatuensis | Ota, Fisher, Ineich, Case, Radtkey & Zug, 1998 | (no common name) | |||
| Lepidodactylus woodfordi | Boulenger, 1887 | Woodford's scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus yami | Ota, 1987 | Lanyu scaly-toed gecko | |||
| Lepidodactylus zweifeli | Kraus, 2019 |
‡ Nota bene : A taxon author (binomial authority) in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lepidodactylus.
The specific name, browni, is in honor of American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown. [3]
The specific name, christiani, is in honor of U.S. Army Lieutenant Ralph L. Christian. [3]
The specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner. [3]
The specific name, guppyi, is in honor of British naturalist Henry Brougham Guppy. [3]
The specific name, herrei, is in honor of American ichthyologist Albert William Herre. [3]
The specific name, manni, is in honor of American entomologist William Montana Mann. [3]
The specific name, oorti, is in honor of Dutch ornithologist Eduard Daniël van Oort. [3]
The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford. [3]
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Enhydris is a genus of slightly venomous, rear-fanged, snakes in the family Homalopsidae. The genus is endemic to the tropical area of Indo-Australian region.
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Lepidodactylus listeri, also known commonly as Lister's gecko or the Christmas Island chained gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae, endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. It is currently extinct in the wild.
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The Christian scaly-toed gecko, also known commonly as Christian's scaly-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
The Rotuman forest gecko, also known commonly as the Rotuma forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Rotuma Island, Fiji.
Lepidodactylus guppyi, also known commonly as Guppy's gecko and the Solomons scaly-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Lepidodactylus herrei, known commonly as the Negros scaly-toed gecko or the white-lined smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Lepidodactylus manni, also known commonly as the Fiji scaly-toed gecko or the Viti forest gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Fiji.
Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Bougainville Island.
Lepidodactylus oorti is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Woodford's scaly-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
The Lanyu scaly-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Orchid Island, Taiwan.
Gekko browni, also known commonly as Brown's gecko, Brown's fringe gecko, and Brown's wolf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to West Malaysia.
Mann's dwarf gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.
The brown dwarf gecko, also known commonly as the Amazonian scaly-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to north-western South America.
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