Goniurosaurus

Goniurosaurus
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Goniurosaurus
Barbour, 1908
Species

17 recognized species, see article.

Goniurosaurus is a genus of geckos, containing 17 species. Members of this genus are found in China, Japan, and Vietnam. For this reason they are known commonly as Asian geckos. They belong to the family Eublepharidae.This genus of gecko mainly feeds of small insects.

Species

The following 17 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

They can be divided into three species groups.

luii group:

lichtenfelderi group:

kuroiwae group:

Recently described species (group ?):

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus otherthan Goniurosaurus.

References

  1. "Goniurosaurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

External links

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