Uroplatus alluaudi, also known commonly as the northern flat-tail gecko and the northern leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Uroplatus alluaudi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Uroplatus
Species:
U. alluaudi
Binomial name
Uroplatus alluaudi
Mocquard, 1894

Etymology

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The specific name, alluaudi, is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluad.[2]

Geographic range

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U. alluaudi is found in northern Madagascar.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of U. alluaudi is forest, at altitudes of 650–950 m (2,130–3,120 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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U. alluaudi is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N. (2011). "Uroplatus alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172759A6912597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172759A6912597.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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 alluaudi, p. 6).
  3. ^ a b Uroplatus alluaudi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 January 2019.

Further reading

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  • Andreone F, Aprea G (2006). "A new finding of Uroplatus alluaudi in north-eastern Madagascar widens considerably its distribution range (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)". Acta Herpetologica 1 (2): 121–125.
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Velag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
  • Mocquard F (1894). "Diagnoses de quelques reptiles nouveaux de Madagascar ". Compte-Rendu des Séances de la Société Philomathique de Paris 9: 3–5. (Uroplatus alluaudi, new species, p. 3). (in French).