.::::: Lizards of the World - Gekkota - Asaccus :::::.
Last update: 4 July, 2003

This genus is to be found in the Mittle East with seven species. The genus were previously considered part of the Phyllodactylus-Complex.

Asaccus Dixon & Anderson, 1973
(Type = Phyllodactylus elisae Werner, 1895)
Asaccus caudivolvulus Arnold & Gardner, 1994
 
Distribution: Oman and United Arab Emirates.
Asaccus elisae (Werner, 1895)
Phyllodactylus elisae Werner, 1895
Phyllodactylus eugeniae Nikolsky, 1907
Distribution: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.
Asaccus gallagheri (Arnold, 1972)
Phyllodactylus gallagheri Arnold, 1972
Distribution: Oman and United Arab Emirates.
Asaccus griseonotus Dixon & Anderson, 1973
Asaccus ingae (Eiselt, 1973)
Phyllodactylus ingae Eiselt, 1973
Distribution: Iran and Iraq.
Asaccus kermanshahensis Rastegar-Pouyani, 1996
 
Distribution: Iran.
Asaccus montanus Gardner, 1994
 
Distribution: Oman.
Asaccus platyrhynchus Arnold & Gardner, 1994
 
Distribution: Oman.
Literature
Anderson, S.C. 1999. The Lizards of Iran. Contrib. Herpetol., No. 15, SSAR, vii + 442 pp.
Bauer, A.M., D.A. Good & W.R. Branch. 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. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 49(14): 447-497.
Eiselt, J. 1973. Ein neuer Blattfingergecko (Phyllodactylus, Sauria, Reptilia) aus dem Iran und Bemerkungen zu Phyllodactylus elisae Werner, 1895. Annln naturhist. Mus. Wien, 77: 173-179.
Franzen, M., J.F. Schmidtler & W. Bischoff. 2002. Geographic Distribution. Asaccus elisae. Herpetol. Rev., 33(3): 223.
Gardner, A.S. 1994. A New Species of Asaccus (Gekkonidae) from the Mountains of Northern Oman. J. Herpetol., 28(2): 141-145.
Leptien, R. 1999. A Rare Guest in Our Cages Asaccus gallagheri. Gekko, 1(1): 38-39.
Leptien, R., T. Kowalski & H.J. Zilger. 1994. Über Asaccus gallagheri, seine Haltung und Erst-Nachzucht im Terrarium. Salamandra, 30(4): 241-245.
Leptien, R., T. Kowalski & H.J. Zilger. 1994. Der ”Grobe Asaccus“ aus den Omanberger, Asaccus elisae (Werner, 1895) s.lat. Sauria, 16(1): 21-25.
Martens, H. & D. Kock. 1990(1991). Erstnachweise für drei Gecko-Gattungen in Syrien (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Senck. biol., 71(1/3): 15-21.
Rösler, H. 1995. Geckos der Welt. Alle Gattungen. Urania-Verlag, Leipzig, Jena, Berlin, 256 pp.
Tok, C.V., M.K. Atatür & E. Taskavak. 1997. Taxonomic Status of Asaccus elisae (F. Werner, 1895) from Birecik, Anatolia. Israel J. Zool., 43: 71-77.
Vogel, G. 1989. Das Portrait - Asaccus elisae (Werner). Sauria, 11(3): 2.