NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bicol Hollow-dwelling Forest Gecko
Pseudogekko hungkag Brown, Meneses, Wood, Fernandez, Cuesta, Clores, Tracy, Buehler & Siler, 2020
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
Pseudogekko hungkag, also known as the Bicol hollow-dwelling forest gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Bicol Peninsula of Luzon, the Philippines. It is a small gecko measuring 42–52 mm (1.7–2.0 in) in snout–vent length. They have a cryptic appearance that allows them to blend into their natural habitat, crevices of hollow spaces on brown tree trunks.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudogekko hungkag; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:11:17.534804+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudogekko hungkag Brown, Meneses, Wood, Fernandez, Cuesta, Clores, Tracy, Buehler & Siler, 2020
- Name authority
- Brown, Meneses, Wood, Fernandez, Cuesta, Clores, Tracy, Buehler & Siler, 2020
- Common name
- Bicol Hollow-dwelling Forest 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusPseudogekko
- speciesPseudogekko hungkag Brown, Meneses, Wood, Fernandez, Cuesta, Clores, Tracy, Buehler & Siler, 2020
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudogekko. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Central Visayan geckoPseudogekko atiorum Davis, Watters, Köhler, Whitsett, Huron, Brown, Diesmos & Siler, 2015 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leyte Diminutive GeckoPseudogekko ditoy Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luzon geckoPseudogekko brevipes (Boettger, 1897) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zamboanga GeckoPseudogekko chavacano Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Philippine GeckoPseudogekko compresicorpus (Taylor, 1915) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern Philippine GeckoPseudogekko pungkaypinit Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polillo GeckoPseudogekko smaragdinus (Taylor, 1922) | GekkonidaeChordata | 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.
- BROWN, RAFE M.; CAMILA G. MENESES, PERRY L. WOOD, JR., JASON B. FERNANDEZ, MICHAEL A. CUESTA, MICHAEL A. CLORES, CLAIRE TRACY, MATT BUEHLER, AND CAMERON D. SILER. (2020). Unexpected Discovery of Another New Species of Philippine False Gecko (Gekkonidae; Pseudogekko) from the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island. Herpetologica 76 (3): 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:8GQ8K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.