title: Microgecko
text: # Microgecko
  
  Microgecko is a genus of gecko (a type of lizard) in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to continental Asia.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus Microgecko comprises 8 species which are recognized as being valid.
  
  * Microgecko chabaharensis Gholamifard, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Yousefkhani & Oraei, 2015 — Chabahar dwarf gecko
  * Microgecko depressus (Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965) — low-lying gecko
  * Microgecko helenae Nikolsky, 1907 — Khuzestan dwarf gecko, banded dwarf Gecko, Helen's banded dwarf gecko
  * Microgecko laki Torki, 2020 — Laki dwarf gecko
  * Microgecko latifi (Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972) — Latifi's dwarf gecko
  * Microgecko persicus (Nikolsky, 1903) – Persian dwarf gecko, Persian sand gecko
  * Microgecko tanishpaensis Masroor, Khisroon, Khan, & Jablonski, 2020 – Tanishpa's dwarf gecko
  * Microgecko varaviensis Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019
  
  Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Microgecko.
  
  