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Asian slender gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis (Boulenger, 1903)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis, also known as the Asian slender gecko, Yunnan gypsy gecko, or Yunnan dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in southern and southwestern China (Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet), northern Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.
Wikipedia contributors, Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:18:06.649767+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis (Boulenger, 1903)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1903)
- Common name
- Asian slender gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Hemiphyllodactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusHemiphyllodactylus
- speciesHemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis (Boulenger, 1903)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemiphyllodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Ghats slender geckoHemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus (Beddome, 1870) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ba Na Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus banaensis Ngo Van Tri, Grismer, Thai & Wood, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Changning Slender GeckoHemiphyllodactylus changningensis Guo, Zhou, Yan & Li, 2015 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiang Mai Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis Grismer, Wood & Cota, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pulau Enggano Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus engganoensis Grismer, Riyanto, Iskandar & Mcguire, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sumatran slender geckoHemiphyllodactylus margarethae Brongersma, 1931 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| (Indopacific) Tree GeckoHemiphyllodactylus typus Bleeker, 1860 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dushan Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus dushanensis Zhou & Liu, 1981 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dupangling Slender GeckoHemiphyllodactylus dupanglingensis Zhang, Qian & Yang, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow-bellied Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus flaviventris Sukprasert, Sutthiwises, Lauhachinda & Taksintum, 2018 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hong Kong Slender GeckoHemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis Sung, Lee, Ng, Zhang & Yang, 2018 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis Yan, Lin, Guo, Li & Zhou, 2016 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gehyra yunnanensis Boulenger, 1903 Boulenger, 1903 | synonym |
| Hemiphyllodactylus typus chapaensis Bourret, 1937 Bourret, 1937 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hemiphyllodactylus&species=yunnanensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KRTF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.