Goggia
Genus of lizards
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Goggia, also known commonly as dwarf leaf-toed geckos or pygmy geckos, is a genus of African geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae.[1]
| Goggia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Uroplatinae |
| Genus: | Goggia Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 |
| Species | |
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Ten recognized species, see article. | |
Geographic range
Species
The following ten species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Goggia braacki (Good, Bauer & Branch, 1996) – Braack's dwarf leaf-toed gecko
- Goggia essexi (Hewitt, 1925) – Essex's dwarf leaf-toed gecko
- Goggia gemmula (Bauer, Branch & Good, 1996) – Richtersveld dwarf leaf-toed gecko
- Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995) – Hewitt's dwarf leaf-toed gecko[3]
- Goggia hexapora (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995) – Cedarberg dwarf leaf-toed gecko
- Goggia incognita Heinicke, Turk & Bauer, 2017
- Goggia lineata (Gray, 1838) – striped dwarf leaf-toed gecko
- Goggia matzikamaensis Heinicke, Turk & Bauer, 2017
- Goggia microlepidota (V. FitzSimons, 1939) – small-scaled dwarf leaf-toed gecko
- Goggia rupicola (V. FitzSimons, 1938) – Namaqualand dwarf leaf-toed gecko[1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was original described in a genus other than Goggia.
