Wonder geckos
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Teratoscincus scincus scincus |
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| Shrub , 1863 |
The wonder geckos ( Teratoscincus ) are a genus of gecko-like (Gekkota) from the family Sphaerodactylidae . The up to 20 cm long, cylindrically built animals inhabit the sandy and loamy deserts and semi-deserts of Southwest and Central Asia. The head is large, the eyes are well forward, the pupils are slit-shaped. The tail length is smaller than the head-trunk length . The scales on the head are fine except for the snout shields, the body scales are large, semicircular, smooth and shingled. The tail scales are particularly large. There are no adhesive strips on the toes. All members of the genus are nocturnal ground dwellers that hunt small arthropods .
species
- Teratoscincus bedriagai Nikolsky , 1900
- Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolsky , 1900
- Teratoscincus przewalskii shrub , 1887
- Teratoscincus roborowskii Bedriaga , 1906
- Teratoscincus scincus ( Schlegel , 1858) - wonder gecko
- Teratoscincus toksunicus Wang , 1989
swell
- Manfred Rogner : Lizards. Volume 1: geckos, pinnipeds, agamas, chameleons and iguanas. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-8001-7248-8 , p. 101 f.
- Teratoscincus in The Reptile Database ; Retrieved November 24, 2014.
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