Ebenavia inunguis
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| Ebenavia inunguis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Ebenavia |
| Species: | E. inunguis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ebenavia inunguis | |
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The Madagascar Clawless Gecko, Ebenavia inunguis (Boettger, 1878), is a small nocturnal species. It is found on the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Mauritius, the Comores and Pemba island. By day they hide under the bark of big rainforest trees or in leaf litter. Despite their name, females of the species do have claws.
See also
- Ebenavia maintimainty, described in 1998.
- Genus Ebenavia
References
Nussbaum, R.A. and C.R. Raxworthy. 1998. Herpetologica 54:18-34
External links
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