title: Altiphylax
text: # Altiphylax
  
  Altiphylax is a genus of small species of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. Species of the genus are endemic to Central Asia.
  
  ## Species
  
  The following five species are recognized as being valid:
  
  * Altiphylax baturensis (Khan & Baig, 1992) – Batura Glacier gecko
  * Altiphylax levitoni (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1979) – Leviton's gecko
  * Altiphylax mintoni (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981)
  * Altiphylax stoliczkai Steindachner, 1867
  * Altiphylax tokobajevi (Jeremčenko & Szczerbak, 1984)
  
  Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Altiphylax.
  
  