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{{Short description|Genus of lizards}} {{About|the lizard genus ''Gekko''|the broader lizard group|Gecko|other uses}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|23|0|[[Miocene]] to Recent }} | image = Gekkoninae Gekko gecko.png | image_caption = [[Tokay gecko]] (''Gekko gecko''), the most widespread species in this genus. | taxon = Gekko | authority = [[Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti|Laurenti]], 1768<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.</ref> | type_species = ''[[Tokay gecko|Gekko gecko]]'' | type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 88, see text. }} '''''Gekko''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Southeast Asia]]n [[gecko]]s, [[Common name|commonly]] known as '''true geckos''' or '''calling geckos''', in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Gekkonidae]]. Although [[species]] such as ''[[Gekko gecko]]'' (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus have a very small range and are considered rare or endangered.
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