Uroplatus guentheri
| Uroplatus guentheri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Uroplatus |
| Species: | U. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1908 | |
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Uroplatus guentheri is a species of nocturnal gecko, which is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[3]
Geographic range
U. guentheri is found in northwestern Madagascar in the area around Ankarafansika[1] and near Morondava in western Madagascar.
Habitat & behavior
U. guentheri live on small trees and bushes. They reach a total length (including tail) of 150 mm (5.9 in). They are generally found less than 3 m (9.8 ft) above the ground. These lizards are very difficult to find during the day, using their camouflage to mimic dead branches and bits of bark. During the night however, they become active, hunting for invertebrate prey.
References
- 1 2 IUCN Red List, retrieved 16 February 2012
- ↑ "Uroplatus guentheri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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 guentheri, p. 111).
Further reading
- Mocquard F. 1908. "Description de quelques Reptiles et d'un Batracien nouveaux de la collection du Muséum ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 14: 259-262. ("Uroplatus Güntheri ", new species, pp. 259-260). (in French).
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