Pseudogekko brevipes

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
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
Genus: Pseudogekko
Species: Pseudogekko brevipes
Name

Pseudogekko brevipes (Boettger, 1897)

Holotype: SMF 8988, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Philippinen, wahrscheinlich von der Insel Samar [=Samar Island, Philippines]”.
Combinations

Lepidodactylus brevipes Boettger, 1897: 161 [original combination]
Pseudogekko brevipes — Kluge, 1968: 332 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Boettger, O. 1897. Neue Reptilien und Batrachier von den Philippinen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 20: 161–166. BHL
Kluge, A.G. 1968. Phylogenetic relationships of the gekkonid lizard genera Lepidodactylus Fitzinger, Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, and Pseudogekko Taylor. The Philippine Journal of Science 95: 331–352.

Additional references

Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Köhler, G., Whitsett, C., Huron, N.A., Brown, R.M., Diesmos, A.C. & Siler, C.D. 2015. Redescription of the rare Philippine false gecko Pseudogekko brevipes (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) and description of a new species. Zootaxa 4020(2): 357–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.2.7. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Pseudogekko brevipes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 March 2018.
Diesmos, A., Gaulke, M. & Paguntalan, L.M. 2009. IUCN: Pseudogekko brevipes (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169805A6676083. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169805A6676083.en

Vernacular names
English: Luzon False Gecko

Pseudogekko brevipes, also known as Luzon false gecko or orange-spotted smooth-scaled gecko is a species of geckos. It is endemic to central Philippines, where it is found on several islands in dipterocarp and submontane forest at elevations of 300 to 1100 m above sea level.[1]
References

Diesmos, A., Gaulke, M. & Paguntalan, L.M. (2009). Pseudogekko brevipes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169805A6676083.en