Hello,
I've been looking through the new SSAR book, "Scientific and Standard
English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of
Mexico..." and thought I'd share the current inventory of US geckos
with their standard common names for each genus, species, and
subspecies.
Coleonyx - Banded Geckos
C. brevis - Texas Banded Gecko
C. reticulatus - Reticulate Banded Gecko
C. switaki - Switak's Banded Gecko
C.s. switaki - Peninsular Banded Gecko
C. variegatus - Western Banded Gecko
C.v. abbotti - San Diego Banded Gecko
C.v. bogerti - Tuscon Banded Gecko
C.v. utahensis - Utah Banded Gecko
C.v. variegatus - Desert Banded Gecko
Cosymbotus - Asian House Gecko
C. platyurus - Flat-tailed House Gecko
Cyrtopodion - Bowfoot Geckos
C. scabrum - Rough-tailed Gecko
Gehyra - Dtellas
G. mutilata - Stump-toed Gecko
Gekko - Tropical Asian Geckos
G. gecko - Tokay Gecko
Gonatodes - Bent-toed Geckos
G. albogularis - Yellow-headed Gecko
G.a. fuscus - Dusky Yellow-headed Gecko
Hemidactylus - House Geckos
H. frenatus - Common House Gecko
H. garnotti - Indo-Pacific Gecko
H. mabouia - Amerafrican House Gecko
H. turcicus - Mediterranean House Gecko
H.t. turcicus - Turkish House Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus - Gypsy Gecko
H. typus - Indopacific Tree Gecko
H.t. typus - Common Indopacific Tree Gecko
Lepidodactylus - Scale-toed Geckos
L. lugubris - Mourning Gecko
Phelsuma - Day Geckos
P. guimbeaui - Orange-spotted Day Gecko
P.g. guimbeaui - Guimbeau's Day Gecko
P. laticuda - Broad-tailed Day Gecko
P.l. laticauda - Gold dust Day Gecko
Phyllodactylus - Leaftoed Geckos
P. nocticolus - Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko
Sphaerodactylus - Dwarf Geckos
S. argus - Ocellated Gecko
S.a. argus - Common Ocellated Gecko
S. elegans - Ashy Gecko
S.e. elegans - Cuban Ashy Gecko
S. notatus - Reef Gecko
S.n. notatus - Florida Reef Gecko
Tarentola - Wall Geckos
T. mauritainica - Morrish Wall Gecko
Interesting stuff.
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Best regards,
Tony mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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