Madagascar Ground Geckos
Paroedura
Paroedura (Madagascar ground geckos) is a genus of geckos, endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros. These geckos are typically terrestrial, though the young of most species can climb until they are too heavy for their feet to support.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species

Madagascar Ground Gecko
speciesParoedura picta

Graceful Madagascar Ground Gecko
speciesParoedura gracilis
Northern Madagascar Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura stumpffi

Mocquard's Madagascar Ground Gecko
speciesParoedura bastardi

Kirindy Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura rennerae

Starry Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura stellata

Betroka Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura guibeae
Northern Madagascar Ground Gecko
speciesParoedura homalorhina
Grandidier's Madagascar Ground Gecko
speciesParoedura androyensis
NosyBe Ground Gecko
speciesParoedura oviceps

Grey-banded Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura fasciata

Madagascar Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura vazimba
Dabara Forest Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura vahiny

Scorpion Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura maingoka

Antsiranana Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura hordiesi

Mount Petit Ibity Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura ibityensis
Large-eyed Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura masobe

Mount Francais Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura lohatsara
Karst Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura karstophila

Paroedura manongavato
speciesParoedura manongavato

Cave Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura spelaea

Mahajanga Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura tanjaka

Spiny-tailed Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura neglecta
Ankarafantsika Leaf-toed Gecko
speciesParoedura kloki
Comoro Ground Gecko
speciesParoedura sanctijohannis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34090.