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Perochirus
Sign in to savePerochirus is a genus of geckos endemic to the Philippines, Oceania, and Japan, commonly known as Micronesian geckos, Polynesian geckos, or tropical geckos.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Perochirus is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Japan, Philippines and Animalia.
It sits within the topics Lizard genera, Perochirus and Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Perochirus – rodzaj jaszczurki z rodziny gekonowatych (Gekkonidae). Zasięg występowania Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące na Filipinach, w Japonii i Oceanii[3]. Systematyka Etymologia Perochirus: gr. πηρος pēros „okaleczony”[4]; χειρ kheir, χειρος kheiros „dłoń”[5]. Podział systematyczny Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[3]: Perochirus ateles Perochirus guentheri Perochirus scutellatus Przypisy ↑ Perochirus, w: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ang.). ↑ G.A. Boulenger: Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Cz. 1: Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: The Trustees, 1885, s. 154. (ang.) ↑ a b P. Uetz & J. Hallermann: Genus: Perochirus (ang.). The Reptile Database. [dostęp 2018-11-14]. ↑ Jaeger 1944 ↓, s. 166. ↑ Jaeger 1944 ↓, s. 48. Bibliografia E.C. Jaeger: Source-book of biological names and terms. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1944, s. 1–256. (ang.)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 24
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Palau
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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: Perochirus ateles – Duméril's tropical gecko, Micronesia saw-tailed gecko Perochirus guentheri – Günther's tropical gecko, Vanuatu saw-tailed gecko Perochirus scutellatus – shielded tropical gecko, atoll giant gecko
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