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Paroedura

Ocelot gecko (Paroedura picta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Uroplatinae
Genus:	Paroedura Günther, 1879
Species
24, see text.

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 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

^ 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

Paroedura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Species

References

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