
Leopard Geckos
Eublepharis
Eublepharis is a genus of terrestrial geckos native to eastern and southwestern Asia. The genus was first described by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1827. The etymology of their name is 'eu' = good (=true) |'blephar' = eyelid, and all have fully functional eyelids. Members of this genus are found in eastern and southwestern Asia. These geckos are sturdily built. Their tail is shorter than their snout–vent length, and their body is covered with numerous wart-like bumps. The toes do not have adhesive lamellae or membranes (Eublepharis cannot climb like their other gecko cousins). Like all members of Eublepharidae, they are primarily nocturnal. Included in this group is the popular pet leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Common Leopard Gecko
speciesEublepharis macularius

Painted Leopard Gecko
speciesEublepharis pictus

Western Indian Leopard Gecko
speciesEublepharis fuscus

Iranian Fat-tailed Gecko
speciesEublepharis angramainyu

Satpura Leopard Gecko
speciesEublepharis satpuraensis

Eastern Indian Leopard Gecko
speciesEublepharis hardwickii

Turkmenistan Eyelid Gecko
speciesEublepharis turcmenicus
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34674.