Goniurosaurus

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Goniurosaurus is a genus of geckos in the family Eublepharidae. The genus contains 27 species. Members species are known by various common names including cave geckos, ground geckos, leopard geckos, and tiger geckos. Members of this genus are found in China, Japan, and Vietnam. For this reason they are also known commonly as Asian geckos.

Diet

Geckos of the genus Goniurosaurus mainly feed on small insects.

Species

The following 27 species are recognized as being valid.<ref>Template:EMBL genus www.reptile-database.org.</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

They can be divided into four species groups.

luii group:

lichtenfelderi group:

kuroiwae group:

yingdeensis group:

Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Goniurosaurus.

References

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Further reading

  • Barbour T (1908). "Some New Reptiles and Amphibians". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 51 (12): 315–325. (Goniurosaurus, new genus, p. 316).

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