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The most comprehensive gecko phylogeny to date has been published in the journal PLoS ONE. The paper also examines the repeated evolution of adhesive toepads in geckos. Very cool stuff! Check it out: Gamble, T., E. Greenbaum, T.R. Jackman, A.P. Russell, and A.M. Bauer. 2012. Repeated origin and...

Lots of new gecko species are being described and posted here but there have also been several recent papers dealing with geckos at the generic level folks might be interested in. Here are some recent highlights: Stuart V. Nielsen, Aaron M. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman, Rod A. Hitchmough, Charles H...

A recent paper in the German herpetological journal "Salamandra" discusses the conservation status of Lygodactylus williamsi and things are not looking good. A combination of habitat destruction and collecting for the pet trade have devastated wild populations. The authors conclude that at least...

I thought folks on the forum might be interested in a recent paper on the multiple origins of geckos in the Western Hemisphere published in the "Journal of Evolutionary Biology" (it even made the cover!). You can download a pdf of the paper by clicking on the link below. Cheers, Tony Coming to...

I was in Hawaii earlier in the year and was able to get some photos of the day geckos (Phelsuma laticauda) that occur there. These shots are all from Kona on the big island. I've got some additional photos here: Gamble - Field Work

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The Washington Post has a nice story about recent research on gravity and how gecko feet work. Washington Post Gecko Story The story was also covered by Science Daily Science Daily Gecko Story There is even a video on Youtube. Check it out! YouTube - New angle on gecko research

2008 was a great year for describing geckos. 51 new species of gecko were described last year in every family except Pygopodidae! Cool stuff! Please let me know if I missed any. Carphodactylidae Phyllurus kabikabi - Couper Hamley & Hoskin Saltuarius kateae - Couper Sadlier Shea & Wilmer...

This makes 20 new gecko species for the first half of 2008!!!!! Saltuarius moritzi and Saltuarius kateae Couper PJ, Sadlier RA, Shea GM, Wilmer JW. 2008. A Reassessment of Saltuarius swaini (Lacertilia: Diplodactylidae) in Southeastern Queensland and New South Wales; Two New Taxa, Phylogeny...

Gekko wenxianensis Zhou K, Wang Q. 2008. New species of Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from China: morphological and molecular evidence. Zootaxa 1778: 59-68 Gekko nutaphandi Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Pauwels OSG. 2008. A new red-eyed Gekko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province...

Below are some photos of some rarely seen leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylus) from Peru. Phyllodactylus inaequalis Phyllodactylus interandinus Phyllodactylus johnwrighti Phyllodactylus kofordi Phyllodactylus lepidopygus Phyllodactylus microphyllus Phyllodactylus reissii More photos...

A new family of geckos has been proposed in the following paper: Gamble T, Bauer AM, Greenbaum E and Jackman TR. 2008. Out of the blue: a novel, trans-Atlantic clade of geckos (Gekkota, Squamata). Zoologica Scripta. Abstract: Phylogenetic relationships among gekkotan lizards were estimated from...

Nactus soniae Arnold EN and Bour R. 2008. A new Nactus gecko (Gekkonidae) and a new Leiolopisma skink (Scincidae) from La Reunion, Indian Ocean, based on recent fossil remains and ancient DNA sequence. Zootaxa 1705:40-50. Tarentola crombiei Diaz LM and Hedges SB. 2008. A new gecko of the genus...

Two new Hemidactylus species are described from Burma (Myanmar) and southern China. Hemidactylus thayene Hemidactylus aquilonius McMAHAN, CALEB D. and GEORGE R. ZUG. 2007. Burmese Hemidactylus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae): Geographic Variation in the Morphology of Hemidactylus bowringii in...

You can't stop the Cnemaspis! Cnemaspis caudanivea Cnemaspis aurantiacopes Cnemaspis tucdupensis Cnemaspis nuicamensis Grismer, L. L. and Ngo, V. T. 2007. Four new species of the gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Reptilia: Squamata) from southern Vietnam. Herpetologica. 63 (4): 482-500.

Here are several recently described gecko species: Homonota rupicola Cacciali, P., Ávila, I., and Bauer, F. 2007. A new species of Homonota (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Paraguay, with a key to the genus. Phyllomedusa 5: 137-146. Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis Hoang Xuan Quang,H. X., Orlov, N. L...

Anthony Russell was recently on Canadian television explaining some of his long-term research on gecko adhesion. Includes some nice pics from Namibia. Very cool stuff! BT Sticks With Geckos | Citytv Calgary

Raxworthy et al. (2007) elevate three subspecies of Phelsuma madagascariensis to full species status (now P. grandis, P. kochi, P. madagascariensis) and describe a new species, Phelsuma ravenala, from eastern Madagascar that is similar to P. dubia. Cool stuff! Abstract: Although the systematic...

A new species of Oedura is described in the journal Zootaxa. Oedura jacovae is from south-eastern Queensland and is similar to Oedura rhombifer. Couper PJ, Keim LD, Hoskin CJ. 2007. A new velvet Gecko (Gekkonidae: Oedura) from south-east Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 1587: 27–41.

Lepidodactylus oligoporus from Namoluk Atoll, Mortlock Islands, Micronesia was recently described in the following paper: Buden D.W. 2007. A new species of the genus Lepidodactylus Fitzinger (Squamata : Gekkonidae) from the Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. Pacific...