Goniurosaurus
Encyclopedia
Goniurosaurus is a genus of geckos, containing eleven species. Members of this genus range
from China
, Japan
and Vietnam
. For this reason they are known as Asia
n geckos.
lichtenfelderi group
kuroiwae group
Range (biology)
In biology, the range or distribution of a species is the geographical area within which that species can be found. Within that range, dispersion is variation in local density.The term is often qualified:...
from China
China
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, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. For this reason they are known as Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n geckos.
Classification of genus Goniurosaurus
luii group- Goniurosaurus araneus – Vietnamese Leopard Gecko
- Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
- Goniurosaurus catbaensis Ziegler, Truong, Schmitz, Stenke & Rösler, 2008
- Goniurosaurus luii – Chinese Cave Gecko
lichtenfelderi group
- Goniurosaurus hainanensis – Hainan Leopard Gecko
- Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi – Lichtenfelder's Gecko
kuroiwae group
- Goniurosaurus kuroiwae – Okinawa Ground Gecko
- Goniurosaurus orientalis – Tokashiki Ground Gecko
- Goniurosaurus splendens – Tokunoshima Ground Gecko
- Goniurosaurus toyamai – Iheya Ground Gecko
- Goniurosaurus yamashinae – Kume Ground Gecko