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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.
Endangered [1] Scientific classification ... Species: G. zhelongi. ... Goniurosaurus zhelongi, also called the Zhe-long's leopard gecko, is a gecko endemic to China ...
Members species are known by various common names including cave geckos, ground geckos, leopard geckos, and tiger geckos. Members of this genus are found in China , Japan , and Vietnam . For this reason they are also known commonly as Asian geckos.
The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos consisting of 43 described species in 6 genera.They occur in Asia, Africa, North America, and Central America. [1] [2] [3] [4 ...
Another species of rock-dwelling gecko was discovered in Tamil Nadu, India. Hemidactylus quartziticolus, or the quartzite brookiish gecko, is small, reaching less than 3 inches in length. It has a ...
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 ...
Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis is a species of geckos endemic to the Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve in the southwest part of Hainan Island, China. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Critically Endangered [1] Scientific classification ... Species: G. yingdeensis. ... Goniurosaurus yingdeensis, also called the Yingde leopard gecko, is a gecko ...