Paragehyra

Paragehyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Gekkoninae
Genus:	Paragehyra Angel, 1929

Paragehyra is a genus of lizards in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus is endemic to Madagascar.

Species

The genus Paragehyra contains two species.

• Paragehyra gabriellae Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1994
• Paragehyra petiti Angel, 1929 – Angel's petite gecko

Etymology

The specific name, gabriellae, is in honor of Malagasy herpetologist Gabriellà Raharimanana.^[1]

The specific name, petiti, is in honor of French ornithologist Louis Petit, fils (1856-1943).^[1]

References

1. 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. (Paragehyra gabriellae, p. 96; P. petiti, p. 205).

Further reading

• Angel F. 1929. "Description d'un gecko nouveau, de Madagascar ". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 54: 489-491. (Paragehyra, new genus; P. petiti, new species). (in French).

External links

• Paragehyra at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database