Paroedura

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Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Gekkota Subfamily Gekkoninae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Subphylum Vertebrata Family Gekkonidae Scientific name Paroedura Higher classification Gekkoninae Order Scaled reptiles

Lower classifications Ocelot gecko, Paroedura masobe, Paroedura lohatsara

19 paroedura gecko unboxing

Paroedura (Madagascar ground geckos) is a genus of geckos, endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros. These geckos are typically terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support.

Paroedura pictus adultes

Species

The following 18 species are recognized as being valid.

Paroedura Paroedura stumpffi The Reptile Database

Paroedura androyensis (Grandidier, 1867) – Grandidier's Madagascar ground gecko

Paroedura bastardi (Mocquard, 1900) – Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko (synonym: Paroedura guibeae Dixon & Kroll, 1974 – Southern Madagascar ground gecko)

Paroedura gracilis (Boulenger, 1896) – graceful Madagascar ground gecko

Paroedura homalorhina (Angel, 1936) – northern Madagascar ground gecko

Paroedura hordiesi Glaw et al., 2014

Paroedura ibityensis H. Rösler & Krüger, 1998

Paroedura karstophila Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000

Paroedura lohatsara Glaw, Vences & K. Schmidt, 2001, critically endangered

Paroedura maingoka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000

Paroedura masobe Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994, endangered

Paroedura oviceps (Boettger, 1881) – Nosy Be ground gecko

Paroedura picta (W. Peters, 1854) – Madagascar ground gecko

Paroedura sanctijohannis Günther, 1879 – Comoro ground gecko, endangered

Paroedura stellata Hawlitschek & Glaw, 2012