Paroedura
Paroedura (Madagascar ground geckos) is a genus of geckos, endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros.[1] These geckos are typically terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support.
| Paroedura | |
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| Ocelot gecko (Paroedura picta) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Paroedura Günther, 1879 |
| Species | |
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22, see text. | |
Species
The following 22 species are recognized as being valid.[2][3]
- Paroedura androyensis (Grandidier, 1867) – Grandidier's Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura bastardi (Mocquard, 1900) – Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura fasciata Glaw, Köhler, & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura gracilis (Boulenger, 1896) – graceful Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura homalorhina (Angel, 1936) – northern Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura hordiesi Glaw et al., 2014 – Hordies's ground gecko
- Paroedura ibityensis H. Rösler & Krüger, 1998 – Ibity ground gecko
- Paroedura karstophila Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura kloki Glaw, Köhler, & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura lohatsara Glaw, Vences & K. Schmidt, 2001
- Paroedura maingoka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura masobe Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994
- Paroedura neglecta Köhler, Vences, Scherz, & Glaw, 2019
- Paroedura oviceps (Boettger, 1881) – Nosy Be ground gecko
- Paroedura picta (W. Peters, 1854) – Ocelot gecko
- Paroedura sanctijohannis Günther, 1879 – Comoro ground gecko
- Paroedura spelaea Glaw, Köhler, & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura stellata Hawlitschek & Glaw, 2012
- Paroedura stumpffi (Boettger, 1879)
- Paroedura tanjaka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura vahiny Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura vazimba Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paroedura.
References
- Jackman, Todd R.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Greenbaum, Eli; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2008). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 74-81.
- "Paroedura ". The Reptile Database.
- Glaw, Frank; Köhler, Jörn; Vences, Miguel (2018-06-12). "Three new species of nocturnal geckos of the Paroedura oviceps clade from xeric environments of Madagascar (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa. 4433 (2): 305. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334.
External links
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).
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