Eublepharis

Eublepharis is a genus of terrestrial geckos native to eastern and southwestern Asia. The genus was first described by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1827. The etymology of their name is 'eu' = good (=true) |'blephar' = eyelid, and all have fully functional eyelids.[1] Members of this genus are found in eastern and southwestern Asia. These geckos are sturdily built. Their tail is shorter than their snout–vent length, and their body is covered with numerous wart-like bumps. The toes do not have adhesive lamellae or membranes (Eublepharis cannot climb like their other gecko cousins).[1] Like all members of Eublepharidae, they are primarily nocturnal.[1][2] Included in this group is the popular pet leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius.[1]

Eublepharis
Temporal range: pleistocene - Recent
Satpura leopard gecko (Eublepharis satpuraensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Eublepharis
Gray, 1827
Species

Eublepharis angramainyu
Eublepharis fuscus
Eublepharis hardwickii
Eublepharis macularius
Eublepharis pictus
Eublepharis satpuraensis
Eublepharis turcmenicus

Species of the genus Eublepharis
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Eublepharis angramainyuIraqi eyelid geckoIraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria.
Eublepharis fuscusWest Indian leopard geckowestern India, with its range possibly extending to southeastern Pakistan
Eublepharis hardwickiiEast Indian leopard geckoIndia and Bangladesh.
Eublepharis maculariusCommon leopard geckoAfghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal.
Eublepharis pictuspainted leopard geckoIndia.
Eublepharis satpuraensisSatpura leopard geckocentral Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
Eublepharis turcmenicusTurkmenistan eyelid geckoTurkmenistan and northern Iran.

The members of the Goniurosaurus kuroiwae superspecies were formerly considered members of the genus Eublepharis.

References
  1. Hermann Seufer (2005). The eyelash geckos care, breeding and natural history. Karlsruhe Kirschner und Seufer. ISBN 978-3-9804207-8-5. OCLC 181523397.
  2. Vitt, Laurie J. (2014). Herpetology : an introductory biology of amphibians and reptiles. Janalee P. Caldwell (4th ed.). Amsterdam: Academic Press. p. 561. ISBN 978-0-12-386919-7. OCLC 839312807.


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