Perochirus

Perochirus
Perochirus ateles
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Uroplatinae
Genus:	Perochirus Boulenger, 1885[1]

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:[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

1. Perochirus. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
2. 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).