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Zamboanga Gecko

Pseudogekko chavacano Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pseudogekko chavacano Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014
Name authority
Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014
Common name
Zamboanga Gecko
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Pseudogekko
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusPseudogekko
  13. speciesPseudogekko chavacano Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudogekko. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Central Visayan geckoPseudogekko atiorum Davis, Watters, Köhler, Whitsett, Huron, Brown, Diesmos & Siler, 2015GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Leyte Diminutive GeckoPseudogekko ditoy Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bicol Hollow-dwelling Forest GeckoPseudogekko hungkag Brown, Meneses, Wood, Fernandez, Cuesta, Clores, Tracy, Buehler & Siler, 2020GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Luzon geckoPseudogekko brevipes (Boettger, 1897)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Philippine GeckoPseudogekko compresicorpus (Taylor, 1915)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Southern Philippine GeckoPseudogekko pungkaypinit Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Polillo GeckoPseudogekko smaragdinus (Taylor, 1922)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Philippines (Mindanao: Zamboanga Peninsula)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudogekko&species=chavacano 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:4NX5N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.