Alsophylax

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Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Gekkonidae		Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Subfamily Gekkoninae

Alsophylax is a genus of small species of geckos, endemic to Central Asia, commonly known as straight-fingered geckos. The snout-vent length of these geckos is normally no more than 4 cm (1.6 in). Little is known of their ecology or reproductive habits.

Species

The following eight species are recognized.

Alsophylax boehmei Szczerbak, 1991 - Böhme's mountain gecko

Alsophylax laevis Nikolsky, 1907 - southern straight-fingered gecko

Alsophylax loricatus Strauch, 1887 - Caspian even-fingered gecko

Alsophylax pipiens (Pallas, 1827) - Caspian straight-fingered gecko

Alsophylax przewalskii Strauch, 1887 - Xinjiang even-fingered gecko

Alsophylax szczerbaki Golubev & Sattarov, 1979

Alsophylax tadjikiensis Golubev, 1979 - Tajikistan even-fingered gecko

Alsophylax tokobajevi Yeriomtschenko & Szczerbak, 1984 - Kirghizia even-fingered gecko

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

References

Alsophylax Wikipedia

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