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Common Leopard Gecko
Eublepharis macularius (Blyth, 1854)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The leopard gecko or common leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is a ground-dwelling gecko native primarily to the rocky dry grassland and desert regions of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. The leopard gecko is a popular pet, and due to extensive captive breeding it is sometimes considered as the first domesticated species of lizard.
Wikipedia contributors, Leopard gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:55:59.095779+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eublepharis macularius (Blyth, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1854)
- Common name
- Common Leopard Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Eublepharidae
- Genus
- Eublepharis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyEublepharidae
- genusEublepharis
- speciesEublepharis macularius (Blyth, 1854)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eublepharis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eublepharis fuscus Börner, 1974 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iranian fat-tailed geckoEublepharis angramainyu Anderson & Leviton, 1966 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eublepharis jhuma Mohapatra, Ray, Das, Satrusallya, Jena, Bhupathi, Das & Mahapatra, 2026 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Turkmenistan (or Turkmenian) Eyelid GeckoEublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky, 1977 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyrtodactylus madarensis Sharma, 1980 Sharma, 1980 | synonym |
| Eublepharis gracilis Börner, 1974 Börner, 1974 | synonym |
| Eublepharis fasciolatus Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | synonym |
| Cyrtodactylus macularius Blyth, 1854 Blyth, 1854 | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Eublepharis&species=macularius Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BNV5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.