.::::: Lizards of the World - Gekkota - Goniurosaurus :::::.
Last update: 24 July, 2003

The Eublepharid genus Goniurosaurus are often referred to as Chinese or Asian Leopard geckos. These species are very popular among hobbyists.

Goniurosaurus araneus
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Goniurosaurus araneus Grismer, Viets & Boyle, 1999

Distribution: Vietnam.

Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis Grismer, Haitao, Orlov & Ananjeva, 2002

Distribution: China.

Goniurosaurus hainanensis Barbour, 1908

Distribution: China.

Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (Namiye, 1912)

Distribution: Japan.

Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi (Mocquard, 1897)

Distribution: Vietnam.

Goniurosaurus luii
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Goniurosaurus luii Grismer, Viets & Boyle, 1999

Distribution: China.

Goniurosaurus orientalis (Maki, 1930)

Distribution: Japan.

Goniurosaurus splendens
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Goniurosaurus splendens (Nakamura & Uéno, 1959)

Distribution: Japan.

Goniurosaurus toyamai Grismer, Ota & Tanaka, 1994

Distribution: Japan.

Goniurosaurus yamashinae (Okada, 1936)

Distribution: Japan.

Literature
Cooper, W.E., Jr. & J.J. Habegger. 2000. Lingual and Biting Responses to Food Chemicals by Some Eublepharid and Gekkonid Geckos. J. Herpetol., 34(3): 360-368.
Grismer, L.L. 2000. Goniurosaurus murphyi Orlov and Darevsky: A Junior Synonym of Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi Mocquard. J. Herpetol., 34(3): 486-488.
Grismer, L.L. 2002. Goniurosaurus: Ancient Gekkos of the Far East. Gekko, 3(1): 22-28.
Grismer, L.L., S. Haitao, N.L. Orlov & N.B. Ananjeva. 2002. A New Species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from Hainan Island, China. J. Herpetol., 36(2): 217-224.
Grismer, L.L., B.E. Viets & L.J. Boyle. 1999. Two New Continental Species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) with a Phylogeny and Evolutionary Classification of the Genus. J. Herpetol., 33(3): 382-393.
Jensen, S.Q. 2002. Hold og opdræt af fastlandsvarianten af Goniurosaurus luii, kinesisk leopardgekko, i terrarium i to generationer. NHF, 45(4): 103-111.
Kaverkin, Y. 1999. Tokage Modoki. Those Wonderful Geckos of the Ryukyu Archipelago. Gekko, 1(1): 42-46.
Kaverkin, Y. 2000. Eublepharoide Geckos der Gattung Goniurosaurus Barbour, 1908 – Haltung und Zucht im Terrarium. Sauria, 22(4): 17-22.
Orlov, N. & I.S. Darevsky. 1999. Description of a new mainland species of Goniurosaurus genus, from the north-eastern Vietnam. Russ. J. Herpetol., 6(1): 72-78.
Ota, H. 1989. A Review of the Geckos (Lacertilia: Reptilia) of the Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan. Pp. 222-261. In: Matsui, M., T. Hikida & R.C. Goris (eds.). Current Herpetology in East Asia. Herpetol. Soc. Japan, Kyoto, 521 pp.
Rösler, H. 1995. Geckos der Welt. Alle Gattungen. Urania-Verlag, Leipzig, Jena, Berlin, 256 pp.
Tanaka, S. & M. Nishihira. 1987. A Field Study of Seasonal Daily, and Diel Activity Patterns of Eublepharis kuroiwae kuroiwae. Herpetologica, 43(4): 482-489.
Goniurosaurus luii - juvenile
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Tanaka, S. & M. Nishihira. 1989. Growth and Reproduction of the Gekkonid Lizard Eublepharis kuroiwae kuroiwae. Pp. 349-357. Kamezaki, N. 1989. The Nesting Sites of Sea Turtles in the Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan. Pp. 342-348. In: Matsui, M., T. Hikida & R.C. Goris (eds.). Current Herpetology in East Asia. Herpetol. Soc. Japan, Kyoto, 521 pp.