Teratoscincus
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Teratoscincus is a genus of geckos commonly referred to as wonder geckos or frog-eyed geckos; it is the only genus within the subfamily Teratoscincinae of the family Sphaerodactylidae. Species in the genus Teratoscincus are found from the Arabian Peninsula in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, west across southern Asia in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, north to Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to Mongolia and China. The genus consists of nine species.
Member species
The genus Teratoscincus contains the following nine species which are recognized as being valid.<ref>Template:EMBL genus. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
- Teratoscincus bedriagai Template:Small – Bedriaga's wonder gecko, Bedriaga's plate-tailed gecko
- Teratoscincus keyserlingii Template:Small – Persian wonder gecko
- Teratoscincus mesriensis Template:Small
- Teratoscincus microlepis Template:Small – small-scaled wonder gecko
- Teratoscincus przewalskii Template:Small – Przewalski's wonder gecko
- Teratoscincus roborowskii Template:Small
- Teratoscincus rustamowi Template:Small
- Teratoscincus scincus Template:Small – common wonder gecko, frog-eyed gecko
- Teratoscincus sistanense Template:Small
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Teratoscincus.
In captivity
T. roborowskii is frequently found in the exotic animal trade. It is suitable for keeping in a desert vivarium.Template:Citation needed
References
Further reading
- Strauch A (1863). "Characteristik zweier neuen Eidechsen aus Persien ". Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Pétersbourg 6: 477–480. (Teratoscincus, new genus, p. 480; Teratoscincus keyserlingii, new species, p. 480). (in Latin and German).