Goggia

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus:
Species (11):
G. braacki –
G. essexi –
G. gemmula –
G. hewitti –
G. hexapora –
G. incognita –
G. lineata –
G. matzikamaensis –
G. microlepidota –
G. rupicola –
G. sabula
Name
Goggia Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997: 470
- Type species: Phyllodactylus lineatus Gray, 1838, by original designation.
References
Primary references
- Bauer, A.M., Good, D.A. & Branch, W.R. 1997. The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4th Series 49(14): 447–497. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M. & Good, D.A. 1995. Species limits in the Phyllodactylus lineatus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with the elevation of two taxa to specific status and the description of two new species. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 44(2): 33–54. DOI: 10.1080/04416651.1995.9650390
Reference page. - Bauer, A.M., Branch, W.R. & Good, D.A. 1996. A new species of rock-dwelling Phyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Richtersveld, South Africa. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University 71: 1–14. DOI: 10.31390/opmns.071
Reference page. - Good, D.A., Bauer, A.M. & Branch, W.R. 1996. A new species of Phyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Karoo National Park, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 45(2): 49–58. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1996.9649965
Reference page. - Heinicke, M.P., Turk, D. & Bauer, A.M. 2017. Molecular phylogeny reveals strong biogeographic signal and two new species in a Cape Biodiversity Hotspot endemic mini-radiation, the pygmy geckos (Gekkonidae: Goggia). Zootaxa 4312(3): 449–470. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.3.3
Reference page. - Conradie, W., Hundermark, C., Kemp, L. & Keates, C. 2025. New Pygmy Gecko (Goggia: Gekkonidae) from the arid Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Zootaxa 5618(4): 552–570. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.4.5
Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Goggia . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 July 2025.
Vernacular names
- English: South African Dwarf Leaf-toed Geckos