Uroplatus ebenaui
| Uroplatus ebenaui | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria/Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Uroplatus |
| Species: | U. ebenaui |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroplatus ebenaui (Boettger, 1879) | |
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Uroplatus ebenaui, commonly known as the spearpoint leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard, an arboreal and nocturnal gecko, which is found on Nosy BĂ© island and in western and northern Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, ebenaui, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau.[3]
Habitat
U. ebenaui lives in tropical rain forests and dry deciduous forests.
Description
U. ebenaui is the smallest species of Uroplatus and can reach a total length (including tail) of 75 mm (3 inches).
Taxonomy
Uroplatus ebenaui may be a complex of species.
References
- â IUCN Red List, Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- â Edmonds, Devin. (2002). "Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui )". Amphibian Care. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- â 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 ebenaui, p. 80).
