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Teratoscincus

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Lacertilia

Family
  
Gekkonidae

Scientific name
  
Teratoscincus

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Infraorder
  
Gekkota

Subfamily
  
Teratoscincinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Frog‑eyed gecko, Reptile, Paroedura, Coleonyx, Chondrodactylus

Teratoscincus roborowski frog eyed gecko


Teratoscincus is a genus of geckos commonly referred to as wonder geckos or frog-eyed geckos; it is the only genus within the subfamily Teratoscincinae. Species in the genus Teratoscincus are found from the Arabian Peninsula in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, west across southern Asia in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, north to Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to Mongolia and China. The genus consists of six species.

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Teratoscincus Teratoscincus keyserlingii photo Reptarium

Teratoscincus scincus keyserlingii


Member species

Teratoscincus REPTILES4ALL Wonder gecko Teratoscincus scincus

  • Teratoscincus bedriagai Nikolsky, 1900Bedriaga's wonder gecko
  • Teratoscincus keyserlingii Strauch, 1863
  • Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolsky, 1900 – small-scaled wonder gecko
  • Teratoscincus przewalskii Strauch, 1887 – Przewalski's wonder gecko
  • Teratoscincus roborowskii Bedriaga, 1906 – Roborowski's wonder gecko
  • Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel, 1858) – common wonder gecko or frog-eyed gecko
  • In captivity

    Teratoscincus CalPhotos Teratoscincus microlepis Baloch Sand Gecko

    T. roborowskii is frequently found in the exotic animal trade. They are suitable for keeping in a desert vivarium.

    Teratoscincus Teratoscincus scincus keyserlingii photo Reptarium

    Teratoscincus Teratoscincus scincus Wikiwand

    References

    Teratoscincus Wikipedia


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