Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Goniurosaurus
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East Asian Leopard Geckos
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Ostasiatische Leopardgeckos
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Østasiatiske Leopardgekkoer
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1908 |  |
Goniurosaurus Barbour (type species: Goniurosaurus hainanensis Barbour 1908) |
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1929 | |
Gonyurosaurus Barbour & Loveridge [invalid emendation] |
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1981 | |
Amamisaurus Börner (type species: Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae Namiye 1912) (syn. Grismer 1988; Rösler 1995) |
Contents:
26 species, of which 23 (88.5%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Eublepharis, but revalidated by Börner (1981) and Grismer (1988).
Distribution:
E. Asia.
Reported from:
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan),
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[Okinawa Islands
(Iheyajima,
Kumejima),
Satsunan Islands
(Amami Islands:
Tokunoshima)]),
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Goniurosaurus araneus
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Vietnamese Leopard Gecko
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Vietnamesischer Leopardgecko
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Vietnamesisk Leopardgekko
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1999 | |
Goniurosaurus araneus Grismer, Viets & Boyle |
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi),
Vietnam.
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Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
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Bawangling Leopard Gecko
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Bawangling-Leopardgecko
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Bawangling-leopardgekko
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2002 | |
Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis Grismer, Haitao, Orlov & Ananjeva |
Distribution:
China
(Hainan).
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Goniurosaurus catbaensis
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Cat Ba Leopard Gecko
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Cat Ba-Leopardgecko
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Cat Ba-leopardgekko
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2008 | |
Goniurosaurus catbaensis Ziegler, Nguyen, Schmitz, Stenke & Rösler |
Distribution:
Vietnam
(Cat Ba Island).
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Goniurosaurus chengzheng
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Chengzheng Leopard Gecko, Chengzheng Cave Gecko
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Chengzheng-Leopardgecko
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Chengzheng-leopardgekko
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2021 | |
Goniurosaurus chengzheng Zhu, Liu, Bai, Román-Palacios, Li & He |
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi).
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Goniurosaurus gezhi
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Gezhi Leopard Gecko, Gezhi Cave Gecko
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Gezhi-Leopardgecko
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Gezhi-leopardgekko
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2020 | |
Goniurosaurus gezhi Zhu, Chen, Román-Palacios, Li & He |
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi).
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Goniurosaurus gollum
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Huaiji Leopard Gecko, Gollum Leopard Gecko
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Huaiji-Leopardgecko
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Huaiji-leopardgekko
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2020 | |
Goniurosaurus gollum Qi, Wang, Grismer, Chen, Lyu & Wang |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong).
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Goniurosaurus hainanensis
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Hainan Leopard Gecko, (Hainan Narrow-banded Leopard Gecko)
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Hainan-Leopardgecko, (Schmalbändiger Hainan-Leopardgecko)
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Hainan-leopardgekko, (Smalbåndet Hainan-leopardgekko)
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1908 | |
Goniurosaurus hainanensis Barbour |
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Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi hainanensis Grismer 1987 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or a subspecies of of lichtenfelderi (e.g., Smith 1935; Wermuth 1965; Grismer 1987).
Revalidated as a separate species by Grismer, Viets & Boyle (1999).
Distribution:
China
(Hainan).
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Goniurosaurus huuliensis
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Huu Lien Leopard Gecko
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Huu Lien-Leopardgecko
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Huu Lien-leopardgekko
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2008 | |
Goniurosaurus huuliensis Orlov, Ryabov, Nguyen, Nguyen & Ho |
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
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Southern Okinawa Leopard Gecko, (Ryukyu Ground Gecko)
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Südlicher Okinawa-Leopardgecko
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Sydlig Okinawa-leopardgekko
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1912 | |
Gymnodactylus albofasciatus kuroiwae Namiye |
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Eublepharis kuroiwae Nakamura & Uéno 1963 |
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Amamisaurus kuroiwae Börner 1981 |
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae Grismer 1988 |
Remarks:
Previously included orientalis, sengokui, splendens, toyamai, yamashinae, yunnu, as well as the population now assigned to nebulozonatus.
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands
[Iejima,
Okinawajima,
Sesokojima,
Yagajijima]).
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Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis
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Guangxi Leopard Gecko, Guangxi Cave Gecko
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Guangxi-Leopardgecko
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Guangxi-leopardgekko
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2015 | |
Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis Yang & Chan |
Remarks:
Known from only Guangxi, China.
The exact locality where the species occurs has not been disclosed, in order to avoid exploitation by the pet trade.
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi).
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Goniurosaurus liboensis
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Libo Leopard Gecko
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Libo-Leopardgecko
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Libo-leopardgekko
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2013 | |
Goniurosaurus liboensis Wang, Yang & Grismer |
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi,
Guizhou).
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Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi
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Norway Islands Leopard Gecko, (Lichtenfelder's Leopard Gecko)
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Norway-Inseln-Leopardgecko, (Chinesische Tigergecko)
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Norway Islands-leopardgekko
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1897 | |
Eublepharis lichtenfelderi Mocquard |
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Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi Börner 1981 |
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1999 | |
Goniurosaurus murphyi Orlov & Darevsky (syn. Grismer 2000) |
Remarks:
Previously included hainanensis (e.g., Smith 1935; Zhao & Adler), to which species records of lichtenfelderi from Hainan refer.
Some older records from continental China (Guangxi) (e.g., Zhao & Adler 1993) refer to luii, but the species has recently been confirmed from Guangxi
(Zhu, Chen, Román-Palacios, Li & He 2020; Zhu, Shen, Liu, Chen, Li & He 2020).
There is some doubt regarding the extent of the distribution of lichtenfelderi in Vietnam
(Vu, Nguyen, Grismer & Ziegler 2006; Ziegler, Nguyen, Schmitz, Stenke & Rösler 2008; David & Ineich 2009).
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi),
Vietnam.
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Goniurosaurus luii
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Pingxiang Leopard Gecko (Chinese Leopard Gecko, Lui's Leopard Gecko)
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Pingxiang-Leopardgecko, (Chinesischer Leopardgecko)
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Pingxiang-leopardgekko, (Kinesisk Leopardgekko)
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1999 | |
Goniurosaurus luii Grismer, Viets & Boyle |
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2015 | |
Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum Yang & Chan (syn. Grismer, Ngo, Qi, Wang, Le & Ziegler 2021) |
Remarks:
Records from Hainan (China) (e.g., Grismer, Viets & Boyle 1999) refer to bawanglingensis (Seufer, Kaverkin & Kirschner (eds.) 2005).
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi),
Vietnam.
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Goniurosaurus nebulozonatus
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Northern Okinawa Leopard Gecko
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Nördlicher Okinawa-Leopardgecko
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Nordlig Okinawa-leopardgekko
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2024 | |
Goniurosaurus nebulozonatus Kurita & Toda |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of kuriowae (Kurita & Toda 2024).
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands
[Kourijima,
Okinawajima]),
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Goniurosaurus orientalis
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Tonakijima Leopard Gecko, Tonaki Leopard Gecko
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Tonakijima-Leopardgecko
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Tonakijima-leopardgekko
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1931 | |
Eublepharis orientalis Maki |
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Eublepharis kuroiwae orientalis Nakamura & Uéno 1963 |
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Amamisaurus orientalis Börner 1981 |
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae orientalis Ota 1989 |
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Goniurosaurus orientalis Grismer, Viets & Boyle 1999 |
Remarks:
Previously included sengokui.
Now restricted to Tonakijima.
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands:
Tonakijima).
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Goniurosaurus sengokui
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Tokashikijima Leopard Gecko
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Tokashikijima-Leopardgecko
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Tokashikijima-leopardgekko
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2017 | |
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae sengokui Honda & Ota |
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Goniurosaurus sengokui Kurita & Toda 2024 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of kuriowae (e.g., Honda & Ota 2017).
Raised to species status by Kurita & Toda (2024).
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands
[Akajima,
Tokashikijima]).
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Goniurosaurus sinensis
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Kwang Hua Leopard Gecko, Kwang Hua Cave Gecko, (Hainan Broad-banded Leopard Gecko)
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Kwang-Hua-Leopardgecko, (Breitbändiger Hainan-Leopardgecko)
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Kwang Hua-leopardgekko, (Bredbåndet Hainan-leopardgekko)
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2019 | |
Goniurosaurus sinensis Zhou, Peng, Hou & Yuan |
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2020 | |
Goniurosaurus kwanghua Zhu & He in Zhu, Shen, Liu, Chen, Li & He (syn. Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021) |
Distribution:
China
(Hainan).
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Goniurosaurus splendens
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Tokunoshima Leopard Gecko
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Tokunoshima-Leopardgecko
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Tokunoshima-leopardgekko
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Eublepharis splendens Nakamura & Ueno |
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Eublepharis kuroiwae splendens Nakamura & Uéno 1963 |
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Amamisaurus splendens Börner 1981 |
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae splendens Grismer 1988 |
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Goniurosaurus splendens Grismer, Viets & Boyle 1999 |
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Satsunan Islands:
Amami Islands:
Tokunoshima).
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Goniurosaurus toyamai
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Iheyajima Leopard Gecko
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Iheyajima-Leopardgecko
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Iheyajima-leopardgekko
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1994 | |
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae toyamai Grismer, Ota & Tanaka |
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Goniurosaurus toyamai Grismer, Viets & Boyle 1999 |
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands:
Iheyajima).
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Goniurosaurus varius
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Nanling Leopard Gecko
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Nanling-Leopardgecko
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Nanling-leopardgekko
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2020 | |
Goniurosaurus varius Qi, Grismer, Lyu, Zhang, Li & Wang |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong).
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Goniurosaurus wangshu
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Wangshu Leopard Gecko
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Wangshu-Leopardgecko
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Wangshu-leopardgekko
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2022 | |
Goniurosaurus wangshu Zhu, Wu, Liu, Bai, Román-Palacios, Li & He |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong).
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Goniurosaurus yamashinae
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Kumejima Leopard Gecko
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Kumejima-Leopardgecko
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Kumejima-leopardgekko
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1936 | |
Gymnodactylus yamashinae Okada |
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Amamisaurus orientalis yamashinae Börner 1981 |
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Goniurosaurus kuroiwae yamashinae Grismer 1988 |
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Goniurosaurus yamashinae Grismer, Viets & Boyle 1999 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of orientalis (e.g., Wermuth 1965).
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands:
Kumejima).
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Goniurosaurus yingdeensis
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Yingde Leopard Gecko
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Yingde-Leopardgecko
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Yingde-leopardgekko
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2010 | |
Goniurosaurus yingdeensis Wang, Yang & Cui |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong).
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Goniurosaurus yunnu
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Yoronjima Leopard Gecko
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Yoronjima-Leopardgecko
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Yoronjima-leopardgekko
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2014 | |
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae yunnu Nakamura, Takahashi & Ota |
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Goniurosaurus yunnu Kurita & Toda 2024 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of kuriowae (e.g., Honda & Ota 2017).
Raised to species status by Kurita & Toda (2024).
Possibly extinct, most likely due to human activities (Kurita & Toda 2024).
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Amami Islands:
Yoronjima).
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Goniurosaurus zhelongi
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Shimentai Leopard Gecko, (Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko)
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Shimentai-Leopardgecko
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Shimentai-leopardgekko
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2014 | |
Goniurosaurus zhelongi Wang, Jin, Li & Grismer |
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong).
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Goniurosaurus zhoui
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Zhou's Leopard Gecko
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Zhou's Leopardgecko
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Zhous Leopardgekko
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2018 | |
Goniurosaurus zhoui Zhou, Wang, Chen & Liang |
Distribution:
China
(Hainan).
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