Eublepharidae

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Eublepharidae
Common leopard gecko
(Eublepharis macularius)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
(unranked): Gekkomorpha
Family: Eublepharidae
Boulenger, 1883
Genera

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The Eublepharidae are a family of

genera. They occur in Asia, Africa, North America, and Central America. [1][2][3][4] Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids, thus commonly called eyelid geckos. Like other members of Gekkota, the Eublepharidae exhibits tail autotomy due to the fracture planes near their vent. A new tail will then grow in its place, usually lacking the original color and texture. The muscles in the old tail will continue to flex for up to 30 minutes after the drop to distract predators.[5] Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) and African fat-tailed geckos
(Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) are popular pet lizards.

Genera

The following genera are considered members of the Eublepharidae:

Genus Image Type species Taxon author Common name Species
Aeluroscalabotes
A. felinus
A. felinus (Günther
, 1864)
Boulenger, 1885 Cat gecko 1
Coleonyx
C. variegatus
C. elegans Gray
, 1845
Gray, 1845 Banded geckos 9
Eublepharis
E. macularius
E. hardwickii
Gray, 1827
Gray, 1827 Leopard geckos 7
Goniurosaurus
G. kuroiwae
G. hainanensis Barbour, 1908 Barbour, 1908 Ground and cave geckos 24
Hemitheconyx
H. caudicinctus
H. caudicinctus (Duméril
, 1851)
Stejneger, 1893 Fat-tailed geckos 2
Holodactylus
H. africanus
H. africanus Boettger, 1893 Boettger, 1893 Clawed geckos 2

References

  1. ^ Grismer, L.L. 1988. Phylogeny, taxonomy, classification, and biogeography of eublepharid geckos. In: Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families (R. Estes & G. Pregill, eds), pp. 369–469. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.
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