NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Margarita’s Leaf-toed Gecko
Asaccus margaritae 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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Asaccus margaritae, or Margarita'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. It was first described in 2016.
Wikipedia contributors, Asaccus margaritae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:57:49.721898+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Asaccus margaritae Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els, 2016
- Name authority
- Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els, 2016
- Common name
- Margarita’s 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 margaritae 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 |
| Gardners’ Leaf-toed GeckoAsaccus gardneri 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=margaritae 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:8GP3L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.