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  1. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    The #leopardgecko, #Eublepharis #macularius (#Eublepharidae), is native to #steppe landscapes of #Pakistan, northern India, and eastern Afghanistan. As a #crepuscular/nocturnal #lizard, it primarily hunts medium-sized arthropods. These popular pets, considered #intelligent, can, according to E. Landová et al. (2025), #learn/#remember the path in a Morris #WaterMazeTask.

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    ref
    doi.org/10.3390/ani15142014

    #photos
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    #leopardgecko #eublepharis #macularius #eublepharidae #steppe #pakistan
  2. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    #Leopardgeckos (#Eublepharidae) are relatives of the Gekkonidae. The authors P. Jonniaux & Y. Kumazawa (2008) reconstruct using #mtDNA that Eublepharidae and geckos as sister taxa form a sistergroup with #Pygopodidae. Leopardgeckos lack the adhesive lamellae on their feet and the fused transparent eyelids of real geckos. However, the phylogenetic reading is complicated.

    Photos/Figures:
    1) "Orpheus"
    2) feeding #behavior

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    #leopardgeckos #eublepharidae #mtdna #pygopodidae #stefanfwirth #behavior