Goggia
Encyclopedia
Goggia is a genus
of gecko
s, a type of lizard
found mainly in southern Africa
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of gecko
Gecko
Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....
s, a type of lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
found mainly in southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
Classification of genus Goggia
- Braack's Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia braacki
- Essex's Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia essexi
- Richtersveld Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia gemmula
- Hewitt's Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia hewitti
- Cedarberg Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia hexapora
- Striped Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia lineataGoggia lineataThe Striped Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko is a minute and delicate species of Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, that is indigenous to the western part of the Cape of South Africa....
- Small-scaled Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia microlepidota
- Namaqualand Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Goggia rupicola