Typical Geckos
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 59 genera. Many "typical" geckos are members of Gekkonidae, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), tokay geckos (Gekko gecko), and day geckos (Phelsuma). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas.
60 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 1,632 known species
House Geckos
genusHemidactylus
Calling Geckos
genusGekko
Day Geckos
genusPhelsuma
Afro-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos
genusLygodactylus
Dtellas
genusGehyra
Scaly-toed Geckos
genusLepidodactylus
Bent-toed Geckos
genusCyrtodactylus
Australian Marbled Geckos
genusChristinus
Typical Thick-toed Geckos
genusPachydactylus
Round-eyed Geckos
genusCnemaspis
Comb-toed Geckos
genusChondrodactylus
Thin-toed Geckos
genusMediodactylus
African Leaf-toed Geckos
genusAfrogecko
Madagascar Leaf-tailed Geckos
genusUroplatus
Prickly Geckos
genusHeteronotia
Dune geckos
genusStenodactylus
Central Asian Thin-toed Geckos
genusTenuidactylus
Thin-toed Geckos
genusCyrtopodion
Slender Geckos
genusHemiphyllodactylus
Southeast Asian Leaf-toed Geckos
genusDixonius
Namib Day Geckos
genusRhoptropus
Tuberculated Geckos
genusBunopus
Madagascar Ground Geckos
genusParoedura
African Velvet Geckos
genusHomopholis
African Rock Geckos
genusAfroedura
Trigonodactylus
genusTrigonodactylus
South African Dwarf Leaf-toed Geckos
genusGoggia
Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos
genusTropiocolotes
Hook-toed Geckos
genusNactus
Madagascar Velvet Geckos
genusBlaesodactylus
Barking Geckos
genusPtenopus
Fish-scale Geckos
genusGeckolepis
Bronze Geckos
genusAiluronyx
Madagascar Clawless Geckos
genusEbenavia
Golden Geckos
genusCalodactylodes
Arabian Tuberculated Geckos
genusTrachydactylus
African Rock and Forest Geckos
genusAncylodactylus
Even-fingered Geckos
genusAlsophylax
Dravid Geckos
genusDravidogecko
Southwest Asian Dwarf Geckos
genusMicrogecko
Fringe-toed Geckos
genusCrossobamon
Gulf Sand Geckos
genusPseudoceramodactylus
Tropical Thick-toed Geckos
genusElasmodactylus
Tail-pad Geckos
genusUrocotyledon
Spider Geckos
genusAgamura
Rhoptropella
genusRhoptropella
Mountain Pygmy Geckos
genusAltiphylax
Coastal Leaf-toed Geckos
genusCryptactites
Ramigekko
genusRamigekko
Madagascar Half-padded Geckos
genusParagehyra
False Geckos
genusPseudogekko
Tropical Geckos
genusPerochirus
Swollen-nosed Geckos
genusRhinogekko
Festive Geckos
genusNarudasia
Zagros Mountains Ground Geckos
genusParsigecko
Madagascar Ghost Geckos
genusMatoatoa
Flap-legged Geckos
genusLuperosaurus
Feather-tailed Geckos
genusKolekanos
Angolan Leaf-toed Geckos
genusBauerius
Iranian Dwarf Geckos
genusLakigecko
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33177.