''Lucasium'' is a

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s, sometimes called ground geckos, in the

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. The genus is

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, and it includes 14

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Species

The following species are recognized as being valid: *'' Lucasium alboguttatum'' – white-spotted ground gecko *'' Lucasium bungabinna'' *'' Lucasium byrnei'' – Byrne's gecko,

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Lucasium damaeum The beaded gecko (''Lucasium damaeum'') is a gecko endemic to Australia. Description With only a few species of the genus ''Lucasium'' it is endemic to Australia. The 7 cm long beaded gecko is reddish brown on top, with what looks like c ...

'' – beaded gecko *'' Lucasium immaculatum'' – pale-striped ground gecko *'' Lucasium iris'' – Gilbert ground gecko *''

Lucasium maini Main's ground gecko (''Lucasium maini)'' is a species of gecko endemic to Australia.. www.reptile-database.org. Etymology The specific name, ''maini'', is in honor of Australian ecologist Albert "Bert" Russell Main. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michae ...

'' – Main's ground gecko *'' Lucasium microplax'' *'' Lucasium occultum'' –

Alligator Rivers Alligator Rivers is the name of an area in an Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory of Australia, containing three rivers, the East, West, and South Alligator Rivers. It is regarded as one of the richest biological regions in Australia, ...

gecko *'' Lucasium squarrosum'' – mottled ground gecko *'' Lucasium steindachneri'' – box-patterned gecko, Steindachner's gecko *'' Lucasium stenodactylum'' – crowned gecko, pale-snouted ground gecko, *'' Lucasium wombeyi'' –

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...

ground gecko *'' Lucasium woodwardi'' -

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

Captivity

Both the

beaded gecko The beaded gecko (''Lucasium damaeum'') is a gecko endemic to Australia. Description With only a few species of the genus ''Lucasium'' it is endemic to Australia. The 7 cm long beaded gecko is reddish brown on top, with what looks like c ...

and the box-patterned gecko can be kept as pets although a permit is required to keep them.

Species

Captivity

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