Geckobia is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Pterygosomatidae.[1]

Geckobia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Pterygosomatidae
Genus: Geckobia
Mégnin, 1878
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References

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  1. ^ a b c Fajfer, Monika (February 2015). "Mites of the new species group nitidus (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae: Geckobia), parasites of lizards in South America". Systematic Parasitology. 90 (2): 213–220. doi:10.1007/s11230-014-9545-9. ISSN 1573-5192. PMID 25655118. S2CID 255063622.
  2. ^ a b Prawasti, TARUNI SRI; Farajallah, ACHMAD; Raffiudin, RIKA (2013-06-01). "Three Species of Ectoparasite Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) Infested Geckos in Indonesia". HAYATI Journal of Biosciences. 20 (2): 80–88. doi:10.4308/hjb.20.2.80. ISSN 1978-3019.
  3. ^ Bertrand M., Pfliegler W.P and Sciberras A.(2012) Does the African native host explain the African origin of the parasite? The Maltese Gekobia estherae n.sp parasitic on Tarentola mauritanica (Acari:Raphignathoidea :Pterygosomatidae). Acarologia 52(4): 353–366.