''Ptychozoon'' was a

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arboreal Arboreal locomotion is the Animal locomotion, locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally, but others are exclusively arboreal. Th ...

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 ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

, known commonly as flying geckos, gliding geckos, or parachute geckos. Malkmus R, Manthey U (2002). ''Amphibians & Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo).'' Germany: A.R.G. 424 pp. . (''Ptychozoon'', pp. 32, 267-268). They all are now placed in the genus

Gekko ''Gekko'' is a genus of Southeast Asian geckos, commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. Although species such as ''Gekko gecko'' (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus hav ...

in the

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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), tokay ge ...

. The biogeographic history of the genus ''Ptychozoon'' was deeply nested within that of the genus ''

'', the center of diversity of which is within Southeast Asia. Since dispersing into Southeast Asian rainforests, ''Pytochozoon'', like other forest-dwelling vertebrates, adapted to facilitate gliding. All

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in the genus ''Ptychozoon'' are characterized by

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and elaborate webs surrounding the neck, limbs, trunk, and tail. These

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s help to conceal the gecko against trees. When the gecko leaps into the air, the flaps are used to generate lift and allow the gecko to control its fall. It can glide up to . Also it does a swoop at the end of its glide to land softly. A similar adaptation is found in geckos of the genus ''

Cosymbotus __NOTOC__ ''Hemidactylus'' is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 189 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtr ...

''. There were thirteen described species in the genus ''Ptychozoon''.

Species

The following species were recognized as being valid."''Ptychozoon'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *''

Ptychozoon bannaense ''Gekko bannaense'', the Banna parachute gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...

'' – Banna parachute gecko *''

Ptychozoon cicakterbang ''Gekko cicakterbang'', the Malaysia parachute gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories ...

'' – Malaysia parachute gecko *''

Ptychozoon horsfieldii ''Gekko horsfieldii'', also known commonly as Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's gliding gecko, and Horsfield's parachute gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name, '' ...

'' – Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's parachute gecko *''

Ptychozoon intermedium ''Gekko intermedium'', also known as the intermediate flying gecko or Philippine flying gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippin ...

'' – intermediate flying gecko, Philippine parachute gecko *''

Ptychozoon kabkaebin ''Gekko kabkaebin'', the Lao parachute gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະ� ...

'' – Lao parachute gecko *''

Ptychozoon kaengkrachanense ''Gekko kaengkrachanense'', the Kaeng Krachan parachute gecko or Kaeng Krachan flying gecko, is a species of geckos endemic to Thailand. The ''kaengkrachanense'' epithet is a reference to Kaeng Krachan National Park and Kaeng Krachan District in ...

'' – Kaeng Krachan parachute gecko *''

Ptychozoon kuhli ''Gekko kuhli'', Common name, commonly known as Kuhl's flying gecko, Kuhl's parachute gecko, or the gliding gecko, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae. The species is found in Southeast Asia. Etymology The Specific ...

'' – Kuhl's flying gecko, Kuhl's parachute gecko *'' Ptychozoon lionotum'' – smooth-backed gliding gecko, smooth-backed flying gecko, Burmese flying gecko, Burmese parachute gecko *'' Ptychozoon nicobarensis'' – Nicobar gliding gecko *'' Ptychozoon popaense'' – Mt. Popa parachute gecko *'' Ptychozoon rhacophorus'' – Sabah flying gecko *'' Ptychozoon tokehos'' – Cambodian parachute gecko *'' Ptychozoon trinotaterra'' ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Ptychozoon''.

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External links

Global Gecko Association
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1394970 Geckos Gliding animals Taxa named by Heinrich Kuhl Lizard genera Taxa named by Johan Conrad van Hasselt

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