''Goniurosaurus'' is a

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. The genus contains 27

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s including cave geckos, ground geckos, leopard geckos, and tiger geckos. Members of this genus are found in

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. For this reason they are also known commonly as

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n geckos.

Diet

Geckos of the genus ''Goniurosaurus'' mainly feed on small insects.

Species

The following 27 species are recognized as being valid. They can be divided into four

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s. ''luii'' group: *'' Goniurosaurus araneus'' – Vietnamese leopard gecko *'' Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis'' *'' Goniurosaurus catbaensis'' – Cat Ba leopard gecko *'' Goniurosaurus chengzheng'' – Chengzheng cave gecko *'' Goniurosaurus gezhi'' *'' Goniurosaurus huuliensis'' *'' Goniurosaurus luii'' *'' Goniurosaurus liboensis'' *'' Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum'' – Kadoories's cave gecko *'' Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis'' – Guangxi cave gecko ''lichtenfelderi'' group: *'' Goniurosaurus hainanensis'' *'' Goniurosaurus kwanghua'' *'' Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi'' – Lichtenfelder's gecko *'' Goniurosaurus sinensis'' *'' Goniurosaurus zhoui'' – Zhou's leopard gecko ''kuroiwae'' group: *'' Goniurosaurus kuroiwae'' – Kuroiwa's ground gecko *'' Goniurosaurus nebulozonatus'' *'' Goniurosaurus orientalis'' – spotted ground gecko *'' Goniurosaurus sengokui'' – Sengoku's gecko *'' Goniurosaurus splendens'' – banded ground gecko *'' Goniurosaurus toyamai'' – Iheyajima leopard gecko *'' Goniurosaurus yamashinae'' – Yamashina's ground gecko ''yingdeensis'' group: *'' Goniurosaurus gollum'' –

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leopard gecko *'' Goniurosaurus varius'' *'' Goniurosaurus wangshu'' – Wangshu's leopard gecko *'' Goniurosaurus yingdeensis'' – Yingde leopard gecko *'' Goniurosaurus zhelongi'' – Zhe-long's leopard gecko ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Goniurosaurus''.

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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Lizard genera Taxa named by Thomas Barbour {{gecko-stub

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