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| species = '''''G. araneus''''' |
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| binomial = ''Goniurosaurus araneus'' |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The Vietnamese leopard gecko is yellow in colour and has four wide brown bands across the back. Its eyes are dark reddish-brown. ''Goniurosaurus araneus'' is distinguished from other species of the same genus by its elongated dorsal [[Scale (zoology)|scales]].<ref>[http://www.cyberlizard.plus.com/geckos_eub.html#garaneus Eublepharine Geckos<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This gecko has a maximum length (including tail) of 190 mm.<ref name="GVB">[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Goniurosaurus&species=araneus Goniurosaurus araneus GRISMER, VIETS & BOYLE, 1999] (Viewed on February 15, 2010)</ref> |
The Vietnamese leopard gecko is yellow in colour and has four wide brown bands across the back. Its eyes are dark reddish-brown. ''Goniurosaurus araneus'' is distinguished from other species of the same genus by its elongated dorsal [[Scale (zoology)|scales]].<ref>[http://www.cyberlizard.plus.com/geckos_eub.html#garaneus Eublepharine Geckos<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{wayback|url=http://www.cyberlizard.plus.com/geckos_eub.html#garaneus |date=20110715093929 }}</ref> This gecko has a maximum length (including tail) of 190 mm.<ref name="GVB">[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Goniurosaurus&species=araneus Goniurosaurus araneus GRISMER, VIETS & BOYLE, 1999] (Viewed on February 15, 2010)</ref> |
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<ref>[http://www.geckolist.com/info/Eublepharinae/Goniurosaurus/araneus/index.php#care Geckolist.com] (Viewed on February 12, 2010.)</ref> |
<ref>[http://www.geckolist.com/info/Eublepharinae/Goniurosaurus/araneus/index.php#care Geckolist.com] (Viewed on February 12, 2010.)</ref> |
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The Vietnamese leopard gecko, Goniurosaurus araneus, is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to the Cao Bằng Province of Vietnam. The scientific species name, is from the Latin, aranea, which means "spider", due to the spindly, spider-like form of this species.[2]
Description
The Vietnamese leopard gecko is yellow in colour and has four wide brown bands across the back. Its eyes are dark reddish-brown. Goniurosaurus araneus is distinguished from other species of the same genus by its elongated dorsal scales.[3] This gecko has a maximum length (including tail) of 190 mm.[2] [4]
Habitat
The habitat of the Vietnamese leopard gecko is primarily rocky. It is found in fairly dry and shady areas and in mountainous terrain or near caves.[5]
References
- ^ Zipcode zoo.com Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (Viewed on February 12, 2010)
- ^ a b Goniurosaurus araneus GRISMER, VIETS & BOYLE, 1999 (Viewed on February 15, 2010)
- ^ Eublepharine Geckos Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Geckolist.com (Viewed on February 12, 2010.)
- ^ "Natural History, care and breeding of the two new Goniurosaurus species: Goniurosaurus lui and Goniurosaurus araneus", Lee Andern and Peter Blake, Reptilian 6:7.
Further reading
- Bobrov V.V., Semenov D.V. (2008). Lizards of Vietnam [in Russian]. Moscow, 236 pp.
- Dickhoff, A. 2004. Ein Tiger im Terrarium - Haltung und Nachzucht von Goniurosaurus araneus (GRISMER, VIETS & BOYLE 1999). Draco 5 (18): 76-81
- Grismer, et al. (1999) Journal of Herpetology 33 (3):382-393.
- Grismer, L. Lee, Brian E. Viets and Lawrence J. Boyle. 1999. Two new continental species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) with a phylogeny and evolutionary classification of the genus. Journal of Herpetology 33 (3): 382-393.
- Grismer, L. Lee, Shi Haitao, Nicolai L. Orlov and Natalia B. Ananjeva 2002. A new species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from Hainan Island, China. Journal of Herpetology 36 (2): 217-224.
- Jonniaux P, Kumazawa Y. (2008). Molecular phylogenetic and dating analyses using mitochondrial DNA sequences of eyelid geckos (Squamata: Eublepharidae). Gene. 15 January 2008;407(1-2):105-115.
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153.
- Seufer, H.; Y. Kaverkin & A. Kirschner (eds.) 2005. Die Lidgeckos. Kirschner und Seufer Verlag, 238 pp.
- Ziegler, T.; Truong, N.Q.; Schmitz, A.; Stenke, R. & Rösler, H. 2008. A new species of Goniurosaurus from Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong, northern Vietnam (Squamata: Eublepharidae). Zootaxa 1771: 16–30.