''Alsophylax'' is a genus of small species of

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

s, endemic to Central Asia, commonly known as even-fingered geckos. The snout-vent length of these geckos is normally no more than . Little is known of their ecology or reproductive habits.

Species

The following six species are recognized.The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org *''

Alsophylax laevis The southern even-fingered gecko (''Alsophylax laevis'') is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geck ...

'' Nikolsky, 1907 - southern even-fingered gecko *''

Alsophylax loricatus Strauch's even-fingered gecko (''Alsophylax loricatus'') is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geck ...

Strauch Strauch, a German word meaning ''bush'' or ''shrub'', is a surname. Notable people with it include: * Adolfo Strauch, (b. 1948), survivor of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash * Adolph Strauch (1822–1883), landscape architect * Aegidius S ...

, 1887 - Strauch's even-fingered gecko *''

Alsophylax pipiens ''Alsophylax pipiens'', also known as the even-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko found in Mongolia (Gobi Desert), former USSR between Wolga and Ural; Kazakhstan ( Caspian Sea to Lake Zaysan) south to Uzbekistan, N Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzsta ...

'' ( Pallas, 1827) - even-fingered gecko *''

Alsophylax przewalskii The Xinjiang even-fingered gecko or Przewalski's pygmy gecko (''Alsophylax przewalskii'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''przewalskii'', is in honor of Russian e ...

'' Strauch, 1887 - Xinjiang even-fingered gecko *'' Alsophylax szczerbaki'' Golubev & Sattarov, 1979 - Szczerbak's even-fingered gecko *''

Alsophylax tadjikiensis The Tadjikistan even-fingered gecko (''Alsophylax tadjikiensis'') is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekk ...

'' Golubev, 1979 - Tadjikistan even-fingered gecko '' Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Alsophylax''.

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