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Eublepharidae
	Common leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Superfamily:	Gekkonoidea
Family:	Eublepharidae; Boulenger, 1883
Genera
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The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of 43 described species in six 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

^ 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.
^ Gamble, Tony; Greenbaum, Eli; Jackman, Todd R.; Russell, Anthony P.; Bauer, Aaron M. (June 27, 2012). "Repeated Origin and Loss of Adhesive Toepads in Geckos". PLOS ONE. 7 (6): e39429. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...739429G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039429. PMC 3384654. PMID 22761794.
^ Gamble, T.; Bauer, A.M.; Colli, G.R.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R.; Vitt, L.J.; Simons, A.M. (February 2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24 (2): 231–244. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x. PMC 3075428. PMID 21126276.
^ Gamble, T.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R.; Bauer, A.M. (August 2015). "Into the light: Diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115 (4): 896–910. doi:10.1111/bij.12536.
^ Cohn, Jeffrey P. (2009). "Tail loss in lizards". BioScience. 59 (8): 728–728. doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.23.

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[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.

[2] Gamble, Tony; Greenbaum, Eli; Jackman, Todd R.; Russell, Anthony P.; Bauer, Aaron M. (June 27, 2012). "Repeated Origin and Loss of Adhesive Toepads in Geckos". PLOS ONE. 7 (6): e39429. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...739429G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039429. PMC 3384654. PMID 22761794.

[3] Gamble, T.; Bauer, A.M.; Colli, G.R.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R.; Vitt, L.J.; Simons, A.M. (February 2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24 (2): 231–244. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x. PMC 3075428. PMID 21126276.

[4] Gamble, T.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R.; Bauer, A.M. (August 2015). "Into the light: Diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115 (4): 896–910. doi:10.1111/bij.12536.

[Cohn_2009-5] Cohn, Jeffrey P. (2009). "Tail loss in lizards". BioScience. 59 (8): 728–728. doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.23.

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-The '''Eublepharidae''' are a family of [[gecko]]s ([[Gekkota]]) consisting of 43 described species in six [[genera]]. They occur in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[North America]], and [[Central America|Central America.]] <ref>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.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Gamble |first=Tony |author2=Greenbaum, Eli |author3=Jackman, Todd R. |author4=Russell, Anthony P. |author5=Bauer, Aaron M. |title=Repeated Origin and Loss of Adhesive Toepads in Geckos |journal=PLOS ONE |date=June 27, 2012 |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=e39429 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0039429 |pmid=22761794 |pmc=3384654|bibcode=2012PLoSO...739429G |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gamble |first1=T. |last2=Bauer |first2=A.M. |last3=Colli |first3=G.R. |last4=Greenbaum |first4=E. |last5=Jackman | first5=T.R. |last6=Vitt |first6=L.J. |last7=Simons |first7=A.M. |date=February 2011 |title=Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos |journal=Journal of Evolutionary Biology |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=231–244 |doi=10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x |pmid=21126276 |pmc=3075428}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gamble |first1=T. |last2=Greenbaum |first2=E. |last3=Jackman |first3=T.R. |last4=Bauer |first4=A.M.|date=August 2015 |title=Into the light: Diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=115 |issue=4 |pages=896–910 |doi=10.1111/bij.12536|doi-access=free }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Cohn 2009"/> [[Leopard gecko]]s (''Eublepharis macularius'') and [[African fat-tailed gecko]]s (''Hemitheconyx caudicinctus'') are popular pet lizards.
+The '''Eublepharidae''' are a family of [[gecko]]s ([[Gekkota]]) consisting of 43 described species in six [[genera]]. They occur in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[North America]], and [[Central America]]. <ref>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.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Gamble |first=Tony |author2=Greenbaum, Eli |author3=Jackman, Todd R. |author4=Russell, Anthony P. |author5=Bauer, Aaron M. |title=Repeated Origin and Loss of Adhesive Toepads in Geckos |journal=PLOS ONE |date=June 27, 2012 |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=e39429 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0039429 |pmid=22761794 |pmc=3384654|bibcode=2012PLoSO...739429G |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gamble |first1=T. |last2=Bauer |first2=A.M. |last3=Colli |first3=G.R. |last4=Greenbaum |first4=E. |last5=Jackman | first5=T.R. |last6=Vitt |first6=L.J. |last7=Simons |first7=A.M. |date=February 2011 |title=Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos |journal=Journal of Evolutionary Biology |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=231–244 |doi=10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x |pmid=21126276 |pmc=3075428}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gamble |first1=T. |last2=Greenbaum |first2=E. |last3=Jackman |first3=T.R. |last4=Bauer |first4=A.M.|date=August 2015 |title=Into the light: Diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=115 |issue=4 |pages=896–910 |doi=10.1111/bij.12536|doi-access=free }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Cohn 2009"/> [[Leopard gecko]]s (''Eublepharis macularius'') and [[African fat-tailed gecko]]s (''Hemitheconyx caudicinctus'') are popular pet lizards.
 ==Genera==
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 |-
 | ''[[Aeluroscalabotes]]''
-| align=center | [[File:Aeluroscalabotes felinus2.jpg|140px]]<br/>''[[Aeluroscalabotes|A. felinus]]''
+| align=center | [[File:Aeluroscalabotes felinus2.jpg|140px]]<br />''[[Aeluroscalabotes|A. felinus]]''
 | align=center | ''[[Aeluroscalabotes|A. felinus]]'' {{small|([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1864)}}
 | align=center | [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1885
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 |-
 | ''[[Coleonyx]]''
-| align=center | [[File:Coleonyx variegatus by Marshal Hedin.jpg|140px]]<br/>''[[Coleonyx variegatus|C. variegatus]]''
+| align=center | [[File:Coleonyx variegatus by Marshal Hedin.jpg|140px]]<br />''[[Coleonyx variegatus|C. variegatus]]''
 | align=center | ''[[Coleonyx elegans|C. elegans]]'' {{small|[[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1845}}
 | align=center | Gray, 1845
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 |-
 | ''[[Eublepharis]]''
-| align=center | [[File:Eublepharis macularius1.jpg|140px]]<br/>''[[Eublepharis macularius|E. macularius]]''
+| align=center | [[File:Eublepharis macularius1.jpg|140px]]<br />''[[Eublepharis macularius|E. macularius]]''
 | align=center | ''[[Eublepharis hardwickii|E. hardwickii]]'' {{small|Gray, 1827}}
 | align=center | Gray, 1827
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 |-
 | ''[[Goniurosaurus]]''
-| align=center | [[File:GoniurosaurusAT.JPG|140px]]<br/>''[[Goniurosaurus kuroiwae|G. kuroiwae]]''
+| align=center | [[File:GoniurosaurusAT.JPG|140px]]<br />''[[Goniurosaurus kuroiwae|G. kuroiwae]]''
 | align=center | ''[[Goniurosaurus hainanensis|G. hainanensis]]'' {{small|[[Thomas Barbour|Barbour]], 1908}}
 | align=center | Barbour, 1908
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 |-
 | ''[[Hemitheconyx]]''
-| align=center | [[File:Hemitheconyx_caudicinctus.jpg|140px]]<br/>''[[Hemitheconyx caudicinctus|H. caudicinctus]]''
+| align=center | [[File:Hemitheconyx caudicinctus.jpg|140px]]<br />''[[Hemitheconyx caudicinctus|H. caudicinctus]]''
 | align=center | ''[[Hemitheconyx caudicinctus|H. caudicinctus]]'' {{small|([[André Marie Constant Duméril|Duméril]], 1851)}}
 | align=center | [[Leonhard Stejneger|Stejneger]], 1893
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 | ''[[Holodactylus]]''
-| align=center | [[File:11-05-06 weibchen holodactylus tisch.jpg|140px]]<br/>''[[Holodactylus africanus|H. africanus]]''
+| align=center | [[File:11-05-06 weibchen holodactylus tisch.jpg|140px]]<br />''[[Holodactylus africanus|H. africanus]]''
 | align=center | ''[[Holodactylus africanus|H. africanus]]'' {{small|[[Oskar Boettger|Boettger]], 1893}}
 | align=center | Boettger, 1893