Eublepharidae Explained

The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of 43 described species in 6 genera. They occur in Asia, Africa, North America, and Central America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids, thus commonly called eyelid geckos. Like other members of Gekkota, the Eublepharidae exhibits tail autotomy due to the fracture planes near their vent. A new tail will then grow in its place, usually lacking the original color and texture. The muscles in the old tail will continue to flex for up to 30 minutes after the drop to distract predators. Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) and African fat-tailed geckos (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) are popular pet lizards.

Genera

The following genera are considered members of the Eublepharidae:

Genus	Image	Type species	Taxon author	Common name	Species
Aeluroscalabotes	align=center	A. felinus	align=center	A. felinus	align=center	Boulenger, 1885	align=center	Cat gecko	align=center	1
Coleonyx	align=center	C. variegatus	align=center	C. elegans	align=center	Gray, 1845	align=center	Banded geckos	align=center	9
Eublepharis	align=center	E. macularius	align=center	E. hardwickii	align=center	Gray, 1827	align=center	Leopard geckos	align=center	7
Goniurosaurus	align=center	G. kuroiwae	align=center	G. hainanensis	align=center	Barbour, 1908	align=center	Ground and cave geckos	align=center	26
Hemitheconyx	align=center	H. caudicinctus	align=center	H. caudicinctus	align=center	Stejneger, 1893	align=center	Fat-tailed geckos	align=center	2
Holodactylus	align=center	H. africanus	align=center	H. africanus	align=center	Boettger, 1893	align=center	Clawed geckos	align=center	2

Notes and References

1. Grismer, L.L. 1988. Phylogeny, taxonomy, classification, and biogeography of eublepharid geckos. In: Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families (R. Estes & G. Pregill, eds), pp. 369–469. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.
2. Gamble . Tony . Greenbaum, Eli . Jackman, Todd R. . Russell, Anthony P. . Bauer, Aaron M. . Repeated Origin and Loss of Adhesive Toepads in Geckos . PLOS ONE . June 27, 2012 . 7 . 6 . e39429 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0039429 . 22761794 . 3384654. 2012PLoSO...739429G . free .
3. Gamble . T. . Bauer . A.M. . Colli . G.R. . Greenbaum . E. . Jackman . T.R. . Vitt . L.J. . Simons . A.M. . February 2011 . Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos . Journal of Evolutionary Biology . 24 . 2 . 231–244 . 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x . 21126276 . 3075428.
4. Gamble . T. . Greenbaum . E. . Jackman . T.R. . Bauer . A.M.. August 2015 . Into the light: Diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 115 . 4 . 896–910 . 10.1111/bij.12536. free .