Paroedura

Paroedura
Ocelot gecko (Paroedura picta)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
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. These geckos are typically terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support.

Species

The following 25 species are recognized as being valid.

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

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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