Eublepharidae
| Eublepharidae | |
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| Common leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | Gekkonoidea |
| Family: | Eublepharidae Boulenger, 1883 |
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The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos consisting of 30 described species in six genera. They occur in Asia, Africa and North America.[1][2][3] Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids, thus commonly called eyelid geckos. Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) are popular pet lizards.
Genera
The following genera are considered members of the Eublepharidae:
- Aeluroscalabotes - cat gecko
- Coleonyx - (8 species)
- Eublepharis - (6 species)
- Goniurosaurus - (19 species)
- Hemitheconyx - (2 species)
- Holodactylus - (2 species)
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, T., A. M. Bauer, G. R. Colli, E. Greenbaum, and T.R. Jackman, L. J. Vitt and A. M. Simons. 2011. Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:231-244.
- ^ Gamble, T., E. Greenbaum, T.R. Jackman, A.P. Russell, and A.M. Bauer. 2012. Repeated origin and loss of adhesive toepads in geckos. PLoS ONE 7:e39429
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