Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   REPTILES   (REPTILIA)
Order   LIZARDS AND SNAKES   (SQUAMATA)
Family   GECKOS   (GECKONIDAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRONADACTAL. SPECIES
Common name: GECKO - TEXAS BANDED
Scientific name: COLEONYX BREVIS
Common name:
Scientific name: COLEONYX MITRATUS
Common name: GECKO - WESTERN BANDED
Scientific name: COLEONYX VARIEGATUS
Common name: GECKO - LEOPARD
Scientific name: EUBLEPHARUS MACULARIUS
Common name: GECKO - HOUSE
Scientific name: GEKKO GECKO
Common name: GECKO - YELLOW HEADED
Scientific name: GONATODES ALBOGULARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS
Common name: GECKO - TURKEY GECKO
Scientific name: HEMIDACTYLUS TURCICUS
Common name: GECKO - MADAGASCAR DAY
Scientific name: PHELSUMA GRANDIS
Common name: GECKO - MADAGASCAR DAY
Scientific name: PHELSUMA SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: PHELSUMA STANDLING
Common name:
Scientific name: RHACODACTYLUS SPECIES #1
Common name:
Scientific name: RHACODACTYLUS SPECIES #2
Common name: GECKO - CRESTED
Scientific name: STROPHURUS CILIARUS
Common name: GECKO
Scientific name: TARENTULA MAURITANICA
Common name: LIZARD - FROG-EYE
Scientific name: TERATOSCINUS ANGULIFER