Microgecko

Microgecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Microgecko Nikolsky, 1907
Diversity
8 species, see text.

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 Gholamifard, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Yousefkhani & Oraei, 2015 — Chabahar dwarf gecko
• Microgecko depressus (Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965) — low-lying gecko
• Microgecko helenae Nikolsky, 1907 — Khuzestan dwarf gecko, banded dwarf Gecko, Helen's banded dwarf gecko
• Microgecko laki Torki, 2020 — Laki dwarf gecko
• Microgecko latifi (Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972) — Latifi's dwarf gecko
• Microgecko persicus (Nikolsky, 1903) – Persian dwarf gecko, Persian sand gecko
• Microgecko tanishpaensis Masroor, Khisroon, Khan, & Jablonski, 2020 – Tanishpa's dwarf gecko
• Microgecko varaviensis Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019

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).