Asaccus platyrhynchus

Asaccus platyrhynchus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

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: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species: Asaccus platyrhynchus

Name

Asaccus platyrhynchus Arnold & Gardner, 1994: 427

• Holotype: BMNH 1973.706, ♀, collected by M.D. Gallagher on 22 March 1973.
• Type locality: “Oman: Tanuf, 23°01′N 57°32′E”.

Native distribution areas

• N Oman (Tanuf, Wadi Bani Kharus, Wadi Sahtan, al-Hijir, Wadi Halfayn)

References

Primary references

• Arnold, E.N. & Gardner, A.S. 1994. A Review of the Middle Eastern Leaf-toed Geckoes (Gekkonidae: Asaccus) with Descriptions of Two New Species from Oman. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14: 424–441. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Asaccus platyrhynchus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 January 2023.
• Al Rasbi, K.J.M., Anderson, S. & Mallon, D. 2012. IUCN: Asaccus platyrhynchus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T178704A1542149. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T178704A1542149.en. Accessed on 11 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Flat-snouted Leaf-toed Gecko