Lygodactylus blancae

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Lygodactylus blancae

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. blancae
Binomial name
Lygodactylus blancae
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Lygodactylus blancae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, blancae, is in honor of French geneticist Françoise Blanc.[3]

Habitat[]

The natural habitat of L. blancae is unknown. It has been found in villages at altitudes of 950–1,350 m (3,120–4,430 ft).[1]

Reproduction[]

L. blancae is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Vences, M. (2011). "Lygodactylus blancae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172767A6913938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172767A6913938.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lygodactylus blancae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus blancae, p. 26).

Further reading[]

  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449037.
  • , Andreone F, , Glaw F, , (2016). "Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and chromosome evolution of Malagasy dwarf geckos of the genus Lygodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Zoologica Scripta 46: 42–54.
  • Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lézards Lygodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Dumerilia 2: 1–21. (Lygodactylus blancae, new species). (in French).
  • (2000). "Kommentierte Liste de rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Gekkotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus blancae, p. 92). (in German).


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