Dixonius is a genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as leaf-toed geckos.
Etymology The generic name, Dixonius, is in honor of American herpetologist James R. Dixon.
Species There are fifteen species that are recognized as being valid. SpeciesAuthorityCommon nameGeographic rangeD. aaronbaueri V. Ngo & Ziegler, 2009 Bauer's leaf-toed geckoBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Dixonius aaronbaueri, p. 19; Genus Dixonius, p. 73).Vietnam, Cambodia and Northeastern ThailandD. chotjuckdikuliPauwels, Suthanthangjai, Donbundit, Suthanthangjai & Sumontha, 2024Khao Ebid leaf-toed geckoThailandD. dulayaphitakorum Sumontha & Pauwels, 2020 Ranong leaf-toed gecko ThailandD. fulbrightiLuu, Grismer, Hoang, Murdoch & Grismer, 2023Fulbright leaf-toed geckoVietnamD. hangseesomBauer, Sumontha, Grossmann, Pauwels & G. Vogel, 2004Bauer AM, Sumontha M, Grossmann W, Pauwels OSG, Vogel G (2004). "A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Western Thailand". Current Herpetology 23 (1): 17-26. Kanchanaburi, Western ThailandD. kaweesakiSumontha, Chomngam, Phanamphon, Pawangkhanant, Viriyapanon, Thanaprayotsak & Pauwels, 2017Sam Roi Yot leaf-toed gecko ThailandD. laoT.H. Nguyen, Sitthivong, H. Ngo, Luu, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2020 LaosD. melanostictus(Taylor, 1962)Taylor EH (1963). "The lizards of Thailand". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 44 (14): 687–1077.black-spotted leaf-toed gecko ThailandD. mekongensisPauwels, Panitvong, Kunya & Sumontha, 2021 Mekong leaf-toed gecko ThailandD. minhleiZiegler, Botov, T.T. Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan, H. Ngo & T.Q. Nguyen, 2016 VietnamD. pawangkhananti Pauwels, Chomngam, Larsen & Sumontha, 2020 Cha-am leaf-toed gecko ThailandD. siamensis(Boulenger, 1899)Siamese leaf-toed gecko ThailandD. somchanhaeT.H. Nguyen, V. Luu, Sitthivong, H. Ngo, T.Q. Nguyen, Le & Ziegler, 2021LaosD. taoiBotov, Phung, T.Q. Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan & Ziegler, 2015 VietnamD. vietnamensis Das, 2004Das I (2004). "A new species of Dixonius (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from southern Vietnam". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (2): 629–634. Vietnamese leaf-toed gecko Cambodia and Vietnam
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dixonius.
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