Paroedura
| Paroedura | |
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| 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 |
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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.
Species
The following 21 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 (synonym: Paroedura guibeae Dixon & Kroll, 1974 – Southern Madagascar ground gecko)
- Paroedura fasciata Glaw, Köhler, & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura gracilis (Boulenger, 1896) – graceful Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura homalorhina (Angel, 1936) – northern Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura hordiesi Glaw et al., 2014
- Paroedura ibityensis H. Rösler & Krüger, 1998
- Paroedura karstophila Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura kloki Glaw, Köhler, & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura lohatsara Glaw, Vences & K. Schmidt, 2001, critically endangered[4]
- Paroedura maingoka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
- Paroedura masobe Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994, endangered [5]
- Paroedura oviceps (Boettger, 1881) – Nosy Be ground gecko
- Paroedura picta (W. Peters, 1854) – Madagascar ground gecko
- Paroedura sanctijohannis Günther, 1879 – Comoro ground gecko, endangered [6]
- Paroedura spelaea Glaw, Köhler, & Vences, 2018
- Paroedura stellata Hawlitschek & Glaw, 2012
- Paroedura stumpffi (Boettger, 1879) – Stumpff 's ground gecko
- Paroedura tanjaka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000, endangered [7]
- 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
- ^ Jackman, Todd R.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Greenbaum, Eli; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2008). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 74-81.
- ^ "Paroedura ". The Reptile Database.
- ^ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Paroedura lohatsara
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Paroedura masobe
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Paroedura sanctijohannis
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Paroedura tanjaka
External links
Further reading
- 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).
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