NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Gardners’ Leaf-toed Gecko
Asaccus gardneri Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els, 2016
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.
Asaccus gardeneri from Al Hajjar mountains, UAE
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Open encyclopedia reference
Asaccus gardneri, also known as Gardener's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and occurs in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Wikipedia contributors, Asaccus gardneri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:21:54.837066+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Asaccus gardneri Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els, 2016
- Name authority
- Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els, 2016
- Common name
- Gardners’ Leaf-toed Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phyllodactylidae
- Genus
- Asaccus
- 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
- familyPhyllodactylidae
- genusAsaccus
- speciesAsaccus gardneri Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els, 2016
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Asaccus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kurdistan leaf-toed geckoAsaccus kurdistanensis Rastegar-Pouyani, Nilson & Faizi, 2006 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Flat-snouted Leaf-toed GeckoAsaccus platyrhynchus Arnold & Gardner, 1994 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Margarita’s Leaf-toed GeckoAsaccus margaritae Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els, 2016 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Emirati Leaf-toed GeckoAsaccus caudivolvulus Arnold & Gardner, 1994 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gallagher's GeckoAsaccus gallagheri (Arnold, 1972) | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asaccus iranicus Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci & Kumlutas, 2011 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kermanshah leaf-toed geckoAsaccus kermanshahensis Rastegar-Pouyani, 1996 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asaccus saffinae Afrasiab & Mohamad, 2009 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asaccus zagrosicus Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci & Kumlutas, 2011 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bandar-e Jask Leaf-toed GeckoAsaccus authenticus Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Melnikov, Volkova, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2024 | PhyllodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Asaccus&species=gardneri 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.
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:8GP3K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.