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.
| Paroedura | |
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| Ocelot gecko (Paroedura picta) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Uroplatinae |
| Genus: | Paroedura Günther, 1879 |
| Species | |
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24, see text. | |
Species
editThe following 25 species are recognized as being valid.[2][3]
- Paroedura androyensis (Grandidier, 1867) – Grandidier's Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura bastardi (Mocquard, 1900) – Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura fasciata Glaw, J. Köhler & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura gracilis (Boulenger, 1896) – graceful Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura guibeae Dixon & Kroll, 1974 – Guibé's ground gecko
- Paroedura homalorhina (Angel, 1936) – northern Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura hordiesi Glaw, Rösler, Ineich, Gehring, J. Köhler & Vences, 2014 – Hordies's ground gecko
- Paroedura ibityensis Rösler & Krüger, 1998 – Ibity ground gecko
- Paroedura karstophila Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura kloki Glaw, J. Köhler & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura lohatsara Glaw, Vences & K. Schmidt, 2001
- Paroedura maingoka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura manongavato Piccoli, Belluardo, Lobón-Rovira, Alves, Rasoazanany, Andreone, Rosa & Crottini, 2023
- Paroedura masobe Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994
- Paroedura neglecta J. Köhler, Vences, Scherz & Glaw, 2019
- Paroedura oviceps (Boettger, 1881) – Nosy Be ground gecko
- Paroedura picta (W. Peters, 1854) – ocelot gecko
- Paroedura rennerae Miralles, Bruy, Crottini, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Scherz, R. Schmidt, J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2021
- Paroedura sanctijohannis Günther, 1879 – Comoro ground gecko
- Paroedura spelaea Glaw, J. Köhler & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura stellata Hawlitschek & Glaw, 2012
- Paroedura stumpffi (Boettger, 1879)
- Paroedura tanjaka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura vahiny Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura vazimba Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paroedura.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Paroedura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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.
External links
editFurther reading
edit- Günther A (1879). "On Mammals and Reptiles from Johanna, Comoro Islands". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fifth Series 3: 215–219. ("Parœdura ", new genus, p. 217; "Parœdura sancti johannis ", new species, p. 218).