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词条 Vietnamese leopard gecko
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  1. Description

  2. Habitat

  3. References

  4. Further reading

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| name = Vietnamese Tiger gecko
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| genus = Goniurosaurus
| species = araneus
| authority = Grismer, Viets & Boyle 1999[1]
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The Vietnamese leopard gecko or Chinese tiger gecko (Goniurosaurus araneus) is a species of lizards in the family Eublepharidae. It is endemic to the Cao Bằng Province of Vietnam. The scientific species name, is from the Latin, aranea, which means "spider", due to the spindly, spider-like form of this species.[2]

Description

The Vietnamese Tiger gecko is dark gray in color and has lots of black spots and four wide orange bands across the back. Its eyes are dark reddish brown. Goniurosaurus araneus is distinguished from other species of the same genus by its elongated dorsal scales.[2] This gecko has a maximum length (including tail) of 190 mm.[3]

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Habitat

The habitat of the Vietnamese Tiger gecko is primarily rocky. It is found in humid and shady areas and in mountainous terrain or near caves.[5]

References

1. ^Zipcode zoo.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611024455/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/G/Goniurosaurus%5Faraneus/ |date=June 11, 2011 }} (Viewed on February 12, 2010)
2. ^Eublepharine Geckos {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715093929/http://www.cyberlizard.plus.com/geckos_eub.html#garaneus |date=July 15, 2011 }}
3. ^1 Goniurosaurus araneus GRISMER, VIETS & BOYLE, 1999 (Viewed on February 15, 2010)
4. ^Geckolist.com (Viewed on February 12, 2010.)
5. ^"Natural History, care and breeding of the two new Goniurosaurus species: Goniurosaurus lui and Goniurosaurus araneus", Lee Andern and Peter Blake, Reptilian 6:7.

Further reading

  • Bobrov V.V., Semenov D.V. (2008). Lizards of Vietnam [in Russian]. Moscow, 236 pp.
  • Dickhoff, A. 2004. Ein Tiger im Terrarium - Haltung und Nachzucht von Goniurosaurus araneus (GRISMER, VIETS & BOYLE 1999). Draco 5 (18): 76-81
  • Grismer, et al. (1999) Journal of Herpetology 33 (3):382-393.
  • Grismer, L. Lee, Brian E. Viets and Lawrence J. Boyle. 1999. Two new continental species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) with a phylogeny and evolutionary classification of the genus. Journal of Herpetology 33 (3): 382-393.
  • Grismer, L. Lee, Shi Haitao, Nicolai L. Orlov and Natalia B. Ananjeva 2002. A new species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from Hainan Island, China. Journal of Herpetology 36 (2): 217-224.
  • Jonniaux P, Kumazawa Y. (2008). Molecular phylogenetic and dating analyses using mitochondrial DNA sequences of eyelid geckos (Squamata: Eublepharidae). Gene. 15 January 2008;407(1-2):105-115.
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153.
  • Seufer, H.; Y. Kaverkin & A. Kirschner (eds.) 2005. Die Lidgeckos. Kirschner und Seufer Verlag, 238 pp.
  • Ziegler, T.; Truong, N.Q.; Schmitz, A.; Stenke, R. & Rösler, H. 2008. A new species of Goniurosaurus from Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong, northern Vietnam (Squamata: Eublepharidae). Zootaxa 1771: 16–30.
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5 : Reptiles described in 1999|Reptiles of Vietnam|Endemic fauna of Vietnam|Cao Bang Province|Goniurosaurus
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