Eublepharis
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Eublepharis
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Reptilia
| ordo = Squamata
| subordo = Sauria
| familia = Gekkonidae
| genus = Eublepharis
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Eublepharis angramainyu
Eublepharis fuscus
Eublepharis hardwickii
Eublepharis macularius
Eublepharis turcmenicus
}}
The genus Eublepharus or Fat-tailed geckos, was first described by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1827. The etymology of their name is 'eu' = Good (=true) |'blephar' = Eyelid, and all have fully functional eyelids. Members of this genus are found in eastern and southwestern Asia where they are found in arid and semiarid habitats. These geckos are sturdily built. Their tail is shorter than their snout-vent length and their body is covered with numerous wart-like bumps. The toes do not have adhesive lamellae. Fat-tailed are crepuscular or noctural ground-dwellers.
Five species are currently recognized.
Classification of genus Eublepharis Gray, 1827:
- Eublepharis angramainyu
- Eublepharis fuscus
- Eublepharis hardwickii
- Eublepharis macularius (Leopard gecko)
- Eublepharis turcmenicus
The Gecko Goniurosaurus kuroiwae ssp. was formerly considered a member of the genus Eublepharis and was described under the synonyms Eublepharis orientalis Okada, 1936; Eublepharis kuroiwae; Eublepharis kuroiwae kuroiwae; Eublepharis kuroiwae splendens Nakamura & Uano, 1959; Eublepharis splendens and Eublepharis kuroiwae Maki, 1931.