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Leopard geckos were first described as a species by zoologist Edward Blyth in 1854 as Eublepharis macularius. [1] The generic name Eublepharis is a combination of the Greek words eu (good) and blepharos (eyelid), as having eyelids is the primary characteristic that distinguishes members of this subfamily from other geckos, along with a lack of lamellae.
Currently there are about 40 extant families of Lacertilia.These vary considerably, e.g. in shades, colours, and sizes. For example, the largest representative among Geckos, the New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus), has a length of up to 36 cm (14 in), while the largest species in the family Varanidae, Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), has a length up to 3 metres (10 ft ...
This gecko was 600 millimetres (24 inches) long, and it was likely endemic to New Caledonia, where it lived in native forests. [9] The smallest gecko, the Jaragua sphaero, is a mere 16 millimetres (0.63 inches) long, and was discovered in 2001 on a small island off the coast of Hispaniola. [10]
The variable fat-tailed gecko has a stout body, short limbs and a broad, flat tail of similar size to the head. It is approximately 60 mm (2.4 in) long, snout-to-vent (SVL = measurement taken from the tip of an animal's nose to the opening of the cloaca) with a tail length around 40% of the SVL.
Diplodactylus capensis Doughty, P. Oliver & Adams, 2008 – Cape Range stone gecko; Diplodactylus conspicillatus Lucas & C. Frost, 1897 – burrow-plug gecko, variable fat-tailed gecko; Diplodactylus custos Couper, P. Oliver & Pepper, 2014 – Kimberley fat-tailed gecko; Diplodactylus fulleri Storr, 1978 – Lake Disappointment ground gecko
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Body stout; limbs rather short; digits short. Snout as long as distance between orbit and ear-opening; the latter large, suboval, vertical. Head covered-with irregular polygonal scales, intermixed with enlarged tubercles on the temple and occiput; rostral sub-pentagonal, twice as broad as high, with, median cleft above; 3 or 4 internasals; about 10 upper and as many lower labials; mental ...
The toes do not have adhesive lamellae or membranes (Eublepharis cannot climb like their other gecko cousins). [1] [page needed] Like all members of Eublepharidae, they are primarily nocturnal. [1] [page needed] [2] Included in this group is the popular pet leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius. [1] [page needed]