Paroedura
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Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox
Paroedura (Madagascar ground geckos) is a genus of geckos, endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> These geckos are typically terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support.
Species
The following 25 species are recognized as being valid.<ref>"Paroedura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Paroedura androyensis Template:Small – Grandidier's Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura bastardi Template:Small – Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura fasciata Template:Small
- Paroedura gracilis Template:Small – graceful Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura guibeae Template:Small – Guibé's ground gecko
- Paroedura homalorhina Template:Small – northern Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura hordiesi Template:Small – Hordies's ground gecko
- Paroedura ibityensis Template:Small – Ibity ground gecko
- Paroedura karstophila Template:Small
- Paroedura kloki Template:Small
- Paroedura lohatsara Template:Small
- Paroedura maingoka Template:Small
- Paroedura manongavato Template:Small
- Paroedura masobe Template:Small
- Paroedura neglecta Template:Small
- Paroedura oviceps Template:Small – Nosy Be ground gecko
- Paroedura picta Template:Small – ocelot gecko
- Paroedura rennerae Template:Small
- Paroedura sanctijohannis Template:Small – Comoro ground gecko
- Paroedura spelaea Template:Small
- Paroedura stellata Template:Small
- Paroedura stumpffi Template:Small
- Paroedura tanjaka Template:Small
- Paroedura vahiny Template:Small
- Paroedura vazimba Template:Small
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paroedura.
References
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Further reading
- Günther A (1879). "On Mammals and Reptiles from Johanna, Comoro Islands". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fifth Series 3: 215–219. ("Parœdura ", new genus, p. 217; "Parœdura sancti johannis ", new species, p. 218).