Family Gekkonidae
(geckos)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Infraorder Gekkota (blind lizards, geckos, and legless lizards)
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  Family Gekkonidae (geckos)
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  Genus Aeluroscalabotes
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  Genus Afroedura
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  Genus Afrogecko
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  Genus Agamura
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  Genus Ailuronyx
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  Genus Alsophylax
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  Genus Aristelliger (croaking geckos)
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  Genus Asaccus
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  Genus Asiocolotes
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  Genus Bavayia
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  Genus Blaesodactylus
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  Genus Bogertia
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  Genus Briba
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  Genus Bunopus
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  Genus Calodactylodes
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  Genus Carinatogecko
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  Genus Carphodactylus
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  Genus Chondrodactylus
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  Genus Christinus
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  Genus Cnemaspis
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  Genus Coleodactylus
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  Genus Coleonyx (banded geckos)
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  Genus Colopus
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  Genus Cosymbotus
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  Genus Crenadactylus
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  Genus Crossobamon
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  Genus Cryptactites
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  Genus Cyrtodactylus (curve-toed geckos)
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  Genus Cyrtopodion (bow-footed geckos)
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  Genus Diplodactylus
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  Genus Dixonius
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  Genus Ebenavia
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  Genus Eublepharis (leopard and eyelid geckos)
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  Genus Euleptes
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  Genus Eurydactylodes
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  Genus Geckoella
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  Genus Geckolepis
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  Genus Geckonia
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  Genus Gehyra (web-toed geckos)
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  Genus Gekko (gekkos)
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  Genus Goggia
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  Genus Gonatodes (bent-toed geckos)
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  Genus Goniurosaurus
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  Genus Gonydactylus
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  Genus Gymnodactylus
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  Genus Haemodracon
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  Genus Hemidactylus (half-toed geckos and house geckos)
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  Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (gypsy geckos and small tree geckos)
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  Genus Hemitheconyx
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  Genus Heteronotia
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  Genus Holodactylus
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  Genus Homonota
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  Genus Hoplodactylus
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  Genus Lepidoblepharis
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  Genus Lepidodactylus (scaly-toed geckos)
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  Genus Lucasium
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  Genus Luperosaurus
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  Genus Lygodactylus
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  Genus Matoatoa
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  Genus Mediodactylus
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  Genus Microgecko
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  Genus Microscalabotes
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  Genus Nactus (hook-toed geckos)
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  Genus Narudasia
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  Genus Naultinus
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  Genus Nephrurus
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  Genus Oedura
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  Genus Pachydactylus
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  Genus Palmatogecko
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  Genus Paragehyra
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  Genus Paroedura
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  Genus Perochirus (polynesian geckos)
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  Genus Phelsuma (day geckos)
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  Genus Phyllodactylus (leaf-toed geckos)
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  Genus Phyllopezus
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  Genus Phyllurus
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  Genus Platypholis
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  Genus Pristurus
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  Genus Pseudogekko
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  Genus Pseudogonatodes
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  Genus Pseudothecadactylus
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  Genus Ptenopus
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  Genus Ptychozoon
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  Genus Ptyodactylus
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  Genus Quedenfeldtia
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  Genus Rhacodactylus
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  Genus Rhoptropus
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  Genus Rhynchoedura
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  Genus Saltuarius
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  Genus Saurodactylus
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  Genus Sphaerodactylus (dwarf geckos)
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  Genus Stenodactylus
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  Genus Tarentola
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  Genus Tenuidactylus
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  Genus Teratolepis
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  Genus Teratoscincus
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  Genus Thecadactylus (turnip-tailed geckos)
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  Genus Tropiocolotes
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  Genus Underwoodisaurus
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  Genus Urocotyledon
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  Genus Uroplatus (flat-tailed geckos)