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Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goniurosaurus is a genus of geckos, containing 25 species. Members are known by various names including ground geckos, tiger geckos, leopard geckos, and cave geckos Members of this genus are found in China, Japan, and Vietnam. For this reason they are known commonly as Asian geckos. They belong to the family Eublepharidae.
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Goniurosaurus | |
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Kuroiwa's ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae) in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Eublepharidae |
Genus: | Goniurosaurus Barbour, 1908 |
Species | |
26 recognized species, see article. |
Geckos of the genus Goniurosaurus mainly feed on small insects.
The following 26 species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
They can be divided into 4 species groups.
luii group:
lichtenfelderi group:
kuroiwae group:
yingdeensis group:
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