Eublepharidae
The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos consisting of 30 described species in six genera. They occur in Asia, Africa and North America.[1][2][3] Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids, thus commonly called eyelid geckos. Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) are popular pet lizards.
| Eublepharidae | |
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| Common leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| (unranked): | Gekkomorpha |
| Family: | Eublepharidae Boulenger, 1883 |
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Genera
The following genera are considered members of the Eublepharidae:
- Aeluroscalabotes - cat gecko
- Coleonyx - (8 species)
- Eublepharis - (6 species)
- Goniurosaurus - (19 species)
- Hemitheconyx - (2 species)
- Holodactylus - (2 species)
References
- Grismer, L.L. 1988. Phylogeny, taxonomy, classification, and biogeography of eublepharid geckos. In: Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families (R. Estes & G. Pregill, eds), pp. 369– 469. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.
- Gamble, T., A. M. Bauer, G. R. Colli, E. Greenbaum, and T.R. Jackman, L. J. Vitt and A. M. Simons. 2011. Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:231-244.
- Gamble, T., E. Greenbaum, T.R. Jackman, A.P. Russell, and A.M. Bauer. 2012. Repeated origin and loss of adhesive toepads in geckos. PLoS ONE 7:e39429
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