Bunopus
Genus of lizards
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Bunopus is a genus of small geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to the Middle East.
| Bunopus | |
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| Bunopus crassicauda, in Iran | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Bunopus Blanford, 1874 |
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Species
Three species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Bunopus blanfordii Strauch, 1887 – Blanford's ground gecko[2]
- Bunopus crassicauda Nikolsky, 1907 – thickhead rock gecko
- Bunopus tuberculatus Blanford, 1874 – Baluch rock gecko
The species formerly known as Bunopus spatalurus, the spacious rock gecko, has been assigned to the genus Trachydactylus as Trachydactylus spatalurus.[3]
