Perochirus
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Perochirus is a genus of geckos endemic to the Philippines, Oceania, and Japan, commonly known as Micronesian geckos, Polynesian geckos, or tropical geckos.
Species
Three species are recognized as being valid:<ref>Template:NRDB genus</ref>
- Perochirus ateles Template:Small – Duméril's tropical gecko, Micronesia saw-tailed gecko
- Perochirus guentheri Template:Small – Günther's tropical gecko, Vanuatu saw-tailed gecko
- Perochirus scutellatus Template:Small – shielded tropical gecko, atoll giant gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Perochirus.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Perochirus, new genus, p. 154).