Bent-toed Geckos
Cyrtodactylus
Cyrtodactylus (Greek κυρτος kurtos "curved", from κυπτω kuptō "to stoop"; δακτυλος daktulos "finger, toe") is a diverse genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as bent-toed geckos, bow-fingered geckos, and forest geckos. The genus has 407 described species as of 2026, which makes it the largest of all gecko genera and the second-largest of all reptile genera, behind the genus Anolis, with 428 described species.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 374 known species
Marbled Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus marmoratus
Four-striped Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus
Balu Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus baluensis
Sarawak Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus pubisulcus
Cattien Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus cattienensis
Deccan Ground Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus deccanensis
Banded Forest Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus consobrinus
Khao Chong Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus lekaguli
Miri Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus miriensis
Southern Titiwangsa Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus australotitiwangsaensis
Thai Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus zebraicus
Papua Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus papuensis
Cyrtodactylus hutan
speciesCyrtodactylus hutan
Cyrtodactylus peninsularis
speciesCyrtodactylus peninsularis
Oldham's Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus oldhami
White-banded Ground Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus albofasciatus
Clouded Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus nebulosus
Large-tubercled Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus
Borneo Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus malayanus
Singapore Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus majulah
Tuberculated Ring-tailed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus tuberculatus
Phetchaburi Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus phetchaburiensis
Cardamon Forest Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus intermedius
Kabaena Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus jellesmae
Penang Island Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus pulchellus
Sumontha's Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus sumonthai
Stardust Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus astrum
Doi Suthep Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus doisuthep
Saraburi Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus chanhomeae
Mount Bidoup Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus bidoupimontis
Chillagoe Ring-tailed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus mcdonaldi
Pulo Condore Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus condorensis
Sabah Lowland Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus yoshii
Darmandville Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus darmandvillei
Kanchanaburi Spotted Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus monilatus
Tree Spirit Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus rukhadeva
Andaman Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus rubidus
Tham Sanook Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus sanook
Short-handed Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus brevipalmatus
Semiadi's Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus semiadii
Butterfly Forest Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus papilionoides
Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus collegalensis
Coastal kerala geckoella
speciesCyrtodactylus chengodumalaensis
Malaysia Bow-fingered Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus elok
Sri Lankan Spotted Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus triedrus
Cyrtodactylus thalang
speciesCyrtodactylus thalang
Common Philippine Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus philippinicus
Giri's Geckoella
speciesCyrtodactylus varadgirii
Dumbara Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus soba
Small Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus annulatus
Cyrtodactylus sungaiupe
speciesCyrtodactylus sungaiupe
Christmas Island Giant Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus sadleiri
Sam Roi Yot Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus samroiyot
Tioman Island Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus tiomanensis
Angled Forest Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus angularis
Tiger Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus tigroides
Cyrtodactylus thongphaphumensis
speciesCyrtodactylus thongphaphumensis
Hamidy’s Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus hamidyi
Speckle-faced Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus psarops
Phu Kha Bent-toed Gecko
speciesCyrtodactylus phukhaensis
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 33284.