Paroedura

Paroedura
Ocelot gecko (Paroedura picta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
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

1. 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.
2. "Paroedura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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

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).