Blaesodactylus
| Blaesodactylus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Blaesodactylus Boettger, 1893[1] |
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Blaesodactylus is a small genus of four species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos, and formerly considered part of the genus Homopholis.
Description
The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.
Species
The following four species are recognized.[2][3]
- Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer et al., 2011[4]
- Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980) — Antongil velvet gecko
- Blaesodactylus boivini (A.M.C. Duméril, 1856) — Madagascar velvet gecko
- Blaesodactylus sakalava (Grandidier, 1867) — Grandidier's velvet gecko
References
- ↑ Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Gekkota/Gekkonidae.
- ↑ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
- ↑ Bauer AM, Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Vences M. (2011). "New species of Blaseodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantiska National Park in north-western Madagascar." Zootaxa 2942: 57-68.
Further reading
- Boettger O. 1893. Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Blaesodactylus, new genus, p. 32).
External links
Data related to Blaesodactylus at Wikispecies
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