Paroedura

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Paroedura
Species (24): P. androyensis – P. bastardi – P. fasciata – P. gracilis – P. guibeae – P. homalorhina – P. hordiesi – P. ibityensis – P. karstophila – P. kloki – P. lohatsara – P. maingoka – P. masobe – P. neglecta – P. oviceps – P. picta – P. rennerae – P. sanctijohannis – P. spelaea – P. stellata – P. stumpffi – P. tanjaka – P. vahiny – P. vazimba
Name

Paroedura Günther, 1879: 218

Type species: Paroedura sanctijohannis Günther, 1879, by monotypy.

References
Primary references

Günther, A. 1879. On mammals and reptiles from Johanna, Comoro Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 5 3: 215–219. BHL

Additional references

Dixon, J.R. & Kroll, J.C. 1974. Resurrection of the Generic Name Paroedura for the Phyllodactyline Geckos of Madagascar, and Description of a New Species. Copeia 1974(1): 24–30. DOI: 10.2307/1443003 Hybrid open access journal Reference page.
Nussbaum, R.A. & Raxworthy, C.J. 1994. A new rainforest gecko of the genus Paroedura Gunther from Madagascar. Herpetological Natural History 2(1): 43–49. Reference page.
Rösler, H. & Krüger, J. 1998. Eine neue Unterart von Paroedura bastardi (Mocquard, 1900) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) aus dem zentralen Hochland von Madagascar. Sauria 20(2): 37–46. Reference page.
Nussbaum, R.A. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2000. Systematic revision of the genus Paroedura Günther (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of five new species. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 189: 1–26. hdl: 2027.42/56432 Reference page.
Glaw, F., Vences, M. & Schmidt, K. 2001. A new species of Paroedura Günther from northern Madagascar. Spixiana 24(3): 249–256. BHL Reference page.
Jackman, T.R., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2008. Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(1): 74–81. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.018 Paywall Reference page.
Hawlitschek, O. & Glaw, F. [2012] 2013. The complex colonization history of nocturnal geckos (Paroedura) in the Comoros Archipelago. Zoologica Scripta 42(2): 135–150. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12001 Paywall Reference page.
Glaw, F., Rösler, H., Ineich, I., Gehring, P.-S., Köhler, J. & Vences, M. 2014. A new species of nocturnal gecko (Paroedura) from karstic limestone in northern Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution 90(2): 249–259.DOI: 10.3897/zse.90.8705 Open access Reference page.
Glaw, F., Köhler, J. & Vences, M. 2018. Three new species of nocturnal geckos of the Paroedura oviceps clade from xeric environments of Madagascar (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 4433(2): 305–324. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.4 Paywall Reference page.
Köhler, J., Vences, M., Scherz, M.D. & Glaw, F. 2019. A new species of nocturnal gecko, genus Paroedura, from the karstic Tsingy de Bemaraha formation in western Madagascar. Salamandra 55(2): 73–81. PDF Reference page.
Miralles A., Bruy, T., Crottini, A., Rakotoarison, A., Ratsoavina, F.M., Scherz, M.D., Schmidt, R., Köhler, J., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2021. Completing a taxonomic puzzle: integrative review of geckos of the Paroedura bastardi species complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Vertebrate Zoology 71: 27–48. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e59495 Open access Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Paroedura . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2020.

Vernacular names
English: Madagascar Ground Geckos

Paroedura (Madagascar ground geckos) is a genus of geckos, endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros.[1] These geckos are typically terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support.

Species

The following 24 species are recognized as being valid.[2][3]

Paroedura androyensis (Grandidier, 1867) – Grandidier's Madagascar ground gecko
Paroedura bastardi (Mocquard, 1900) – Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko
Paroedura fasciata Glaw, J. Köhler & Vences, 2018
Paroedura gracilis (Boulenger, 1896) – graceful Madagascar ground gecko
Paroedura guibeae Dixon & Kroll, 1974 – Guibé's ground gecko
Paroedura homalorhina (Angel, 1936) – northern Madagascar ground gecko
Paroedura hordiesi Glaw, Rösler, Ineich, Gehring, J. Köhler & Vences, 2014 – Hordies's ground gecko
Paroedura ibityensis Rösler & Krüger, 1998 – Ibity ground gecko
Paroedura karstophila Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
Paroedura kloki Glaw, J. Köhler & Vences, 2018
Paroedura lohatsara Glaw, Vences & K. Schmidt, 2001
Paroedura maingoka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
Paroedura masobe Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994
Paroedura neglecta J. Köhler, Vences, Scherz & Glaw, 2019
Paroedura oviceps (Boettger, 1881) – Nosy Be ground gecko
Paroedura picta (W. Peters, 1854) – Ocelot gecko
Paroedura rennerae Miralles, Bruy, Crottini, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Scherz, R. Schmidt, J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2021
Paroedura sanctijohannis Günther, 1879 – Comoro ground gecko
Paroedura spelaea Glaw, J. Köhler & Vences, 2018
Paroedura stellata Hawlitschek & Glaw, 2012
Paroedura stumpffi (Boettger, 1879)
Paroedura tanjaka Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
Paroedura vahiny Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000
Paroedura vazimba Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paroedura.
References

Jackman, Todd R.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Greenbaum, Eli; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2008). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 74-81.
"Paroedura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Glaw, Frank; Köhler, Jörn; Vences, Miguel (2018-06-12). "Three new species of nocturnal geckos of the Paroedura oviceps clade from xeric environments of Madagascar (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa. 4433 (2): 305–324. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30313226.

External links

Paroedura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database