Paroedura

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Paroedura
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Ocelot gecko (Paroedura picta)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Genus: Paroedura
Günther, 1879
Species

24, see text.

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.

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Species

The following 25 species are recognized as being valid. [2] [3]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paroedura.

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References

  1. Jackman, Todd R.; Bauer, Aaron M. [in French]; Greenbaum, Eli; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2008). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 46 (1): 74–81. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.018. PMID   18077188. S2CID   17316469.
  2. "Paroedura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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): 305–324. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.4. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   30313226. S2CID   52973729.

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