Dixonius | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: |
Dixonius Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 [1] [2] |
Dixonius is a genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as leaf-toed geckos.
The generic name, Dixonius, is in honor of American herpetologist James R. Dixon. [3]
There are fourteen species that are recognized as being valid. [2] [4] [5]
Species | Authority | Common name | Geographic range |
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D. aaronbaueri | V. Ngo & Ziegler, 2009 | Bauer's leaf-toed gecko [3] | Vietnam, Cambodia and Northeastern Thailand |
D. dulayaphitakorum | Sumontha & Pauwels, 2020 | Ranong leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. fulbrighti | Luu, Grismer, Hoang, Murdoch & Grismer, 2023 [6] | Fulbright leaf-toed gecko | Vietnam |
D. hangseesom | Bauer, Sumontha, Grossmann, Pauwels & G. Vogel, 2004 [7] | Kanchanaburi, Western Thailand | |
D. kaweesaki | Sumontha, Chomngam, Phanamphon, Pawangkhanant, Viriyapanon, Thanaprayotsak & Pauwels, 2017 | Sam Roi Yot leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. lao | T.H. Nguyen, Sitthivong, H. Ngo, Luu, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2020 | Laos | |
D. melanostictus | ( Taylor, 1962) [8] | black-spotted leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. mekongensis | Pauwels, Panitvong, Kunya & Sumontha, 2021 | Mekong leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. minhlei | Ziegler, Botov, T.T. Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan, H. Ngo & T.Q. Nguyen, 2016 | Vietnam | |
D. pawangkhananti | Pauwels, Chomngam, Larsen & Sumontha, 2020 | Cha-am leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. siamensis | ( Boulenger, 1899) | Siamese leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. somchanhae | T.H. Nguyen, V. Luu, Sitthivong, H. Ngo, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2021 | Laos | |
D. taoi | Botov, Phung, T.Q. Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan & Ziegler, 2015 | Vietnam | |
D. vietnamensis | Das, 2004 [9] | Vietnamese leaf-toed gecko | Cambodia and Vietnam |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dixonius.
Dixonius | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: |
Dixonius Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 [1] [2] |
Dixonius is a genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as leaf-toed geckos.
The generic name, Dixonius, is in honor of American herpetologist James R. Dixon. [3]
There are fourteen species that are recognized as being valid. [2] [4] [5]
Species | Authority | Common name | Geographic range |
---|---|---|---|
D. aaronbaueri | V. Ngo & Ziegler, 2009 | Bauer's leaf-toed gecko [3] | Vietnam, Cambodia and Northeastern Thailand |
D. dulayaphitakorum | Sumontha & Pauwels, 2020 | Ranong leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. fulbrighti | Luu, Grismer, Hoang, Murdoch & Grismer, 2023 [6] | Fulbright leaf-toed gecko | Vietnam |
D. hangseesom | Bauer, Sumontha, Grossmann, Pauwels & G. Vogel, 2004 [7] | Kanchanaburi, Western Thailand | |
D. kaweesaki | Sumontha, Chomngam, Phanamphon, Pawangkhanant, Viriyapanon, Thanaprayotsak & Pauwels, 2017 | Sam Roi Yot leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. lao | T.H. Nguyen, Sitthivong, H. Ngo, Luu, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2020 | Laos | |
D. melanostictus | ( Taylor, 1962) [8] | black-spotted leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. mekongensis | Pauwels, Panitvong, Kunya & Sumontha, 2021 | Mekong leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. minhlei | Ziegler, Botov, T.T. Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan, H. Ngo & T.Q. Nguyen, 2016 | Vietnam | |
D. pawangkhananti | Pauwels, Chomngam, Larsen & Sumontha, 2020 | Cha-am leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. siamensis | ( Boulenger, 1899) | Siamese leaf-toed gecko | Thailand |
D. somchanhae | T.H. Nguyen, V. Luu, Sitthivong, H. Ngo, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2021 | Laos | |
D. taoi | Botov, Phung, T.Q. Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan & Ziegler, 2015 | Vietnam | |
D. vietnamensis | Das, 2004 [9] | Vietnamese leaf-toed gecko | Cambodia and Vietnam |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dixonius.