Goniurosaurus is a genus of geckos in the family Eublepharidae. The genus contains 27 species. Members species are known by various common names including cave geckos, ground geckos, leopard geckos, and tiger geckos. Members of this genus are found in China, Japan, and Vietnam. For this reason they are also known commonly as Asian geckos.

Diet

Geckos of the genus Goniurosaurus mainly feed on small insects.

Species

The following 27 species are recognized as being valid.

They can be divided into four species groups.

luii group:

  • Goniurosaurus araneus – Vietnamese leopard gecko
  • Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
  • Goniurosaurus catbaensis <!-- Zootaxa1771:16. --> – Cat Ba leopard gecko
  • Goniurosaurus chengzheng – Chengzheng cave gecko
  • Goniurosaurus gezhi
  • Goniurosaurus huuliensis
  • Goniurosaurus luii
  • Goniurosaurus liboensis
  • Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum – Kadoories's cave gecko
  • Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis – Guangxi cave gecko
  • Goniurosaurus wuzhengjuni <small>Chen & Chen, 2026</small>

lichtenfelderi group:

  • Goniurosaurus hainanensis
  • Goniurosaurus kwanghua
  • Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi – Lichtenfelder's gecko
  • Goniurosaurus sinensis
  • Goniurosaurus zhoui – Zhou's leopard gecko

kuroiwae group:

  • Goniurosaurus kuroiwae – Kuroiwa's ground gecko
  • Goniurosaurus nebulozonatus
  • Goniurosaurus orientalis – spotted ground gecko
  • Goniurosaurus sengokui – Sengoku's gecko
  • Goniurosaurus splendens – banded ground gecko
  • Goniurosaurus toyamai – Iheyajima leopard gecko
  • Goniurosaurus yamashinae – Yamashina's ground gecko

yingdeensis group:

  • Goniurosaurus gollum – Gollum leopard gecko
  • Goniurosaurus varius
  • Goniurosaurus wangshu – Wangshu's leopard gecko
  • Goniurosaurus yingdeensis – Yingde leopard gecko
  • Goniurosaurus zhelongi – Zhe-long's leopard gecko

Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Goniurosaurus.

References

Further reading

  • Barbour T (1908). "Some New Reptiles and Amphibians". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 51 (12): 315–325. (Goniurosaurus, new genus, p.&nbsp;316).
  • ION
  • Nomenclator Zoologicus