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Leopard geckos were first described as a species by zoologist Edward Blyth in 1854 as Eublepharis macularius. [1] The generic name Eublepharis is a combination of the Greek words eu (good) and blepharos (eyelid), as having eyelids is the primary characteristic that distinguishes members of this subfamily from other geckos, along with a lack of lamellae.
Goniurosaurus yingdeensis Y. Wang et al., 2010 – Yingde leopard gecko Goniurosaurus zhelongi Y. Wang et al., 2014 – Zhe-long's leopard gecko Nota bene : In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Goniurosaurus .
The toes do not have adhesive lamellae or membranes (Eublepharis cannot climb like their other gecko cousins). [1] [page needed] Like all members of Eublepharidae, they are primarily nocturnal. [1] [page needed] [2] Included in this group is the popular pet leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius. [1] [page needed]
Body stout; limbs rather short; digits short. Snout as long as distance between orbit and ear-opening; the latter large, suboval, vertical. Head covered-with irregular polygonal scales, intermixed with enlarged tubercles on the temple and occiput; rostral sub-pentagonal, twice as broad as high, with, median cleft above; 3 or 4 internasals; about 10 upper and as many lower labials; mental ...
Goniurosaurus hainanensis is a nocturnal species of gecko endemic to the Hainan Island of China. [2] Its common names are the Chinese cave gecko, Hainan Cave Gecko or simply cave gecko. The exotic pet trade has been driving numbers of this rare species down since its categorization in the early 2000s, and could eventually lead to its extinction ...
Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night. Matutinal, a classification of organisms that are only or primarily active in the pre-dawn hours or early night.
The Vietnamese tiger gecko is dark gray in color and has many black spots and four wide orange bands across the back. Its eyes are dark reddish brown. Goniurosaurus araneus is distinguished from other species of the same genus by its elongated dorsal scales. [4] This gecko has a maximum length (including tail) of 190 mm (7.5 in). [3] [5]
Eublepharis pictus, the painted leopard gecko, is a species of gecko. [2] It lives in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, in India . It can grow to 117 mm (4.6 in) in snout–vent length .