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Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus guentheri)

Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus guentheri)

Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus guentheri)


Class: Reptilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Common Name: Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko
Genus: Uroplatus
Species Name: guentheri

About The Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko

This leaf-tailed gecko is endemic to Madagascar, where it has been recorded from scattered localities in the west of the island, at Ankarafantsika (Greenbaum et al. 2007, Ramanamanjato and Rabibisoa 2002, Raselimanana 2008), Andranomanintsy, Ambalimby/Masoarivo, Bemaraha and Kirindy (Raselimanana 2008), and Ankilogoa and Ranotsara (Bora et al. 2010). It has been found at elevations between 30 and 120 m (Raselimanana 2008). The extent of occurrence, based on the area of known sites, is estimated to be 3,554 km.

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Raxworthy, C.J., Rabibisoa, N. & Bora, P. 2011. Uroplatus guentheri. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Madagascar

Member Lifelists

Africa
World

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