Ebenavia maintimainty

Ebenavia maintimainty
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Ebenavia
Species: E. maintimainty
Binomial name
Ebenavia maintimainty
Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998[2]

Ebenavia maintimainty is a small nocturnal gecko species of the genus Ebenavia that is native to Madagascar. It is found in a small area of limestone cliffs to the east of Lake Tsimanampetsotsa on the Mahafaly Plateau. This habitat forms part of the Madagascar spiny thickets ecoregion.

References

  1. Bora, P., Rabibisoa, N., Rakotondrazafy, N.A., Ratsoavina, F. & Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Ebenavia maintimainty". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Christopher J. Raxworthy 1998. Revision of the genus Ebenavia Boettger (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetologica 54 (1): 18-34.

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