Altiphylax

Altiphylax is a genus of small species of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. Species of the genus are endemic to Central Asia.

Altiphylax
Altiphylax baturensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Altiphylax Yeriomtschenko & Shcherbak, 1984[1]
Species
Five, see text.

Species

The following five species are recognized as being valid:^[1][2]

• 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.