Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea
Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Perochirus
Species: P. ateles - P. guentheri - P. scutellatus
Name
Perochirus (Boulenger, 1885)
Vernacular names
Perochirus is a genus of geckos endemic to the Philippines, Oceania and Japan, commonly known as Micronesian geckos, Polynesian geckos, or tropical geckos.
Species
The following three species are recognized as being valid.[2]
Perochirus ateles (A.H.A. Duméril, 1856) – Duméril's tropical gecko, Micronesia saw-tailed gecko
Perochirus guentheri Boulenger, 1885 – Günther's tropical gecko, Vanuatu saw-tailed gecko
Perochirus scutellatus (Fischer, 1882) – 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
Perochirus. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
Perochirus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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).
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