Seychelles bronze gecko

Seychelles bronze gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Ailuronyx
Species: A. seychellensis
Binomial name
Ailuronyx seychellensis
(Duméril & Bibron, 1834)
Seychelles bronze gecko on a male coco de mer in Valle de Mai, Praslin, Seychelles

The Seychelles bronze gecko (Ailuronyx seychellensis) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family endemic to Seychelles.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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