Asaccus is a genus of geckos, commonly known as Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos, in the family Phyllodactylidae.Papenfuss TJ et al. (2010). "Phylogenetic relationships among species of Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos (Asaccus)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 61 (13): 587-596.
Geographic range The genus Asaccus is endemic to the Middle East.
Species There are 18 species which are recognized as being valid in the genus Asaccus. Five were described in 2011.Torki F et al. (2011). "Description of four new Asaccus Dixon and Anderson, 1973 (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) from Iran and Turkey". Amphibia-Reptilia 32 (2): 185-202.Torki F (2011). "Beschreibung eines neuen Asaccus (Sauria: Phyllodactylidae) aus dem Iran ". Sauria 33 (1) 51–61. (in German).
Asaccus andersoni Asaccus arnoldi Asaccus authenticus – Bandar-e jask leaf-toed gecko Asaccus barani Asaccus caudivolvulus – Emirati leaf-toed gecko Asaccus elisae – Werner's leaf-toed gecko, Elisa's leaf-toed gecko Asaccus gallagheri – Gallagher's leaf-toed gecko, Gallagher's gecko Asaccus gardneri Asaccus granularis Asaccus griseonotus – grey-spotted leaf-toed gecko, grey-marked gecko Asaccus iranicus Asaccus kermanshahensis – Kermanshah leaf-toed gecko Asaccus kurdistanensis - Kurdistan leaf-toed gecko Asaccus margaritae - Margarita's leaf-toed gecko Asaccus montanus - mountain leaf-toed gecko Asaccus nasrullahi - Nasrullah's leaf-toed gecko Asaccus platyrhynchus - flat-snouted leaf-toed gecko Asaccus saffinae Asaccus zagrosicus
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Asaccus.
References
Further reading Dixon JR, Anderson SC (1973). "A new genus and species of Gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Iran and Iraq". Bull. Southern California Acad. Sci. 72 (3): 155-160. (Asaccus, new genus, pp. 156–157; A. griseonotus, new species, pp. 158–160).