Goniurosaurus | |
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae in Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Eublepharidae |
Genus: |
Goniurosaurus Barbour, 1908 |
Species | |
17 recognized species, see article. |
17 recognized species, see article.
Goniurosaurus is a genus of geckos, containing 17 species. Members of this genus are found in China, Japan, and Vietnam. For this reason they are known commonly as Asian geckos. They belong to the family Eublepharidae.
Geckos of the genus Goniurosaurus mainly feed on small insects.
The following 17 species are recognized as being valid.
They can be divided into three species groups.
luii group:
lichtenfelderi group:
kuroiwae group:
Recently described species (group ?):