Uroplatus alluaudi
Uroplatus alluaudi, also known commonly as the northern flat-tail gecko and the northern leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
| Uroplatus alluaudi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Uroplatus |
| Species: | U. alluaudi |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroplatus alluaudi Mocquard, 1894 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, alluaudi, is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluad.[2]
Geographic range
U. alluaudi is found in northern Madagascar.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of U. alluaudi is forest, at altitudes of 650–950 m (2,130–3,120 ft).[1]
References
- Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N. (2011). "Uroplatus alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172759A6912597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172759A6912597.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Uroplatus alluaudi, p. 6).
- Uroplatus alluaudi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 January 2019.
Further reading
- Andreone F, Aprea G (2006). "A new finding of Uroplatus alluaudi in north-eastern Madagascar widens considerably its distribution range (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)". Acta Herpetologica 1 (2): 121–125.
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Velag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
- Mocquard F (1894). "Diagnoses de quelques reptiles nouveaux de Madagascar ". Compte-Rendu des Séances de la Société Philomathique de Paris 9: 3–5. (Uroplatus alluaudi, new species, p. 3). (in French).
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