Biology:Lucasium

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Lucasium
Lucasium stenodactylum 127849788.jpg
Lucasium stenodactylum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Lucasium
Wermuth, 1965
Species

14, see text.

Lucasium is a genus of lizards, sometimes called ground geckos, in the family Diplodactylidae. The genus is endemic to Australia , and it includes 14 species.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid:[1][2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lucasium.

Captivity

Both the beaded gecko and the box-patterned gecko can be kept as pets although a permit is required to keep them.

References

Further reading

  • Wermuth, Heinz (1965). "Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae, Xantusiidae ". Das Tierreich 80: 1–246. (Lucasium, new genus). (in German).


Wikidata ☰ Q13443548 entry