''Eublepharis'' is a genus of terrestrial geckos native to eastern and southwestern
Asia. The genus was first described by the British zoologist
John Edward Gray in 1827. The etymology of their name is 'eu' = good (=true) , 'blephar' = eyelid, and all have fully functional eyelids.
Members of this genus are found in eastern and southwestern Asia. These geckos are sturdily built. Their tail is shorter than their
snout–vent length
Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c ...
, and their body is covered with numerous wart-like bumps. The toes do not have adhesive lamellae or membranes (''Eublepharis'' cannot climb like their other gecko cousins).
Like all members of Eublepharidae, they are primarily nocturnal.
Included in this group is the popular pet leopard gecko ''Eublepharis macularius''.
Species of the genus ''Eublepharis''
The members of the ''
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
The Kuroiwa's ground gecko (''Goniurosaurus kuroiwae'') (from Japanese: クロイワトカゲモドキ/ 黒岩蜥蜴擬), also known as the Ryukyu eyelid gecko, Kuroiwa's leopard gecko, Kuroiwa's eyelid gecko, Okinawan ground gecko, or Tokashiki ...
''
superspecies were formerly considered members of the genus ''Eublepharis''.
References
External links
*
Eublepharis' in the
Reptile Database
Lizard genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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