Paroedura

	Paroedura ''Paroedura'' (Madagascar ground geckos) is a genus of geckos, Endemism, endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros. These geckos are typically Terrestrial animal, terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support. Species The following 25 species are recognized as being valid. ''Paroedura androyensis'' – Grandidier's Madagascar ground gecko ''Paroedura bastardi'' – Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko ''Paroedura fasciata'' ''Paroedura gracilis'' – graceful Madagascar ground gecko ''Paroedura guibeae'' – Jean Marius René Guibé, Guibé's ground gecko ''Paroedura homalorhina'' – northern Madagascar ground gecko ''Paroedura hordiesi'' – Hordies's ground gecko ''Paroedura ibityensis'' – Ibity ground gecko ''Paroedura karstophila'' ''Paroedura kloki'' ''Paroedura lohatsara'' ''Paroedura maingoka'' ''Paroedura manongavato'' ''Paroedura masobe'' ''Paroedura neglecta'' ''Paroedura ovicep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Paroedura Bastardi Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko (''Paroedura bastardi'') is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family ''Gekkonidae''. It is a moderately-sized reptile reaching just over in snout–vent length. The species is Endemism, endemic to southeastern Madagascar, where it can be found on the ground or climbing tree trunks. Although it was formerly thought to be a widespread species throughout much of west and south Madagascar, morphological and genetic analyses have found that this was due to misclassification, and that this definition of the species is actually a species complex comprising several cryptic species. Today, it is known that ''P. bastardi'' in the strict sense is actually restricted to the extreme southeast of the country. Taxonomy The Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko was first described in 1900 by François Mocquard under the Binomial nomenclature, scientific name ''Phyllodactylus bastardi''. The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''bastardi'', is in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Paroedura Ibityensis The Ibity ground gecko (''Paroedura ibityensis'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. Though initially described in 1998 as a subspecies of the Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko, it has been recognized as a distinct species within the species complex since 2008. It is endemic to Ibity and Itremo in the Central Highlands of Madagascar, and is named after Mount Ibity where it was first discovered. This species reaches a snout–vent length of just over 6 cm and has enlarged keeled scales. While not currently deemed an endangered species, it has a limited and specialized habitat which could be easily impacted the climate change in the future. Taxonomy The Ibity ground gecko was first described in 1998 by Rösler & Krüger under the scientific name ''Paroedura bastardi ibityensis'', with the authors believing it to be a subspecies of the Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko (''Paroedura bastardi''). However, later studies would find that it differs both morpholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Paroedura Guibeae ''Paroedura guibeae'', Guibé's ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species was formerly synonymized with ''Paroedura bastardi'', but a study in 2021 found that it represents a separate species within the species complex. It is endemic to Madagascar. Taxonomy ''Paroedura guibeae'' was initially described in 1974, with the holotype being an adult male collected 10 km south of Betroka on 14 June 1953. Although Nussbaum and Raxworthy synonymized the species with the Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko (''P. bastardi'') in 2000, an integrative revision of the ''P. bastardi'' species complex in 2021 found that ''P. guibeae'' represents a morphologically and genetically distinct species, and thus the taxon name was resurrected. It has been found that at least four mitochondrial lineages are contained within ''P. guibeae'', of which two have been considered to be distinct candidate species. Taxonomic assessment of the ''P. guibeae'' clade is thus requi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]