Goniurosaurus


Goniurosaurus is a genus of geckos, containing 17 species. Members are known by various names including ground geckos, tiger geckos, leopard geckos, and cave geckos Members of this genus are found in China, Japan, and Vietnam. For this reason they are known commonly as Asian geckos. They belong to the family Eublepharidae.

Diet

Geckos of the genus Goniurosaurus mainly feed on small insects.

Species

The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.
They can be divided into 4 species groups.
luii group:
  • Goniurosaurus araneus
  • Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
  • Goniurosaurus catbaensis
  • Goniurosaurus huuliensis
  • Goniurosaurus luii
  • Goniurosaurus liboensis
  • Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum
  • Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis
lichtenfelderi group:
kuroiwae group:
  • Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
  • Goniurosaurus orientalis
  • Goniurosaurus sengokui
  • Goniurosaurus splendens
  • Goniurosaurus toyamai
  • Goniurosaurus yamashinae
yingdeensis group: