Asaccus

Asaccus
Asaccus elisae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Dixon & S. Anderson, 1973[1]
Species

16

Asaccus is a genus of geckos commonly known as Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos.[2]

Geographic range

The genus Asaccus is endemic to the Middle East.[2]

Species

There are 16 species in this genus.[3] Five were described in 2011.[4][5]


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


References

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  1. "Asaccus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Gekkota/phyllodactylidae.
  2. 1 2 Papenfuss TJ et al. (2010). "Phylogenetic relationships among species of Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos (Asaccus)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 61 (13): 587-596.
  3. Asaccus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. Torki F et al. (2011). "Description of four new Asaccus Dixon and Anderson, 1973 (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) from Iran and Turkey". Amphibia-Reptilia 32 (2): 185-202.
  5. Torki F. (2011). "Beschreibung eines neuen Asaccus (Sauria: Phyllodactylidae) aus dem Iran ". Sauria 33 (1) 51–61. (in German).

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