Gekkonidae

Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 61 genera. Many common geckos are member of this family, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), true geckos (Gekko), day geckos (Phelsuma), and dtellas (Gehyra). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas. They evolved probably in the Lower Cretaceous and some 100 million years ago they were already well adapted for a scansorial lifestyle.