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Lucasium
''Lucasium'' is a genus of lizards, sometimes called ground geckos, in the Family (biology), family Diplodactylidae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Australia, and it includes 14 species. Species The following species are recognized as being valid: *''Lucasium alboguttatum'' – white-spotted ground gecko *''Lucasium bungabinna'' *''Lucasium byrnei'' – Byrne's gecko, Desert pavement, gibber gecko *''Lucasium damaeum'' – beaded gecko *''Lucasium immaculatum'' – pale-striped ground gecko *''Lucasium iris'' – Gilbert ground gecko *''Lucasium maini'' – Bert Main, Main's ground gecko *''Lucasium microplax'' *''Lucasium occultum'' – Alligator Rivers gecko *''Lucasium squarrosum'' – mottled ground gecko *''Lucasium steindachneri'' – box-patterned gecko, Franz Steindachner, Steindachner's gecko *''Lucasium stenodactylum'' – crowned gecko, pale-snouted ground gecko, *''Lucasium wombeyi'' – Pilbara ground gecko *''Lucasium woodwardi'' - Pilbara ground ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 chains of beads surrounding the cream pale ridged vertebral strip, thus given the name of beaded gecko. Single lines of pale blotches run down the side of its body with scattered smaller spots covering its dark brown limbs and surrounding body. This gecko has a rounded snout rather than beaked (with the rostral connection to the nostril), reddish brown in colour with a white or cream upper eyelid that is not able to cover, protect or clean the eye, rather the eye is covered in protective transparent scales. To keep the eye clean they use their long flat tongue to wipe the eye. With relatively large eyes, the pupil is a thin vertical slit during the day and rounded and full in the dark. The tail is a straight continuum of the body and the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
