Uroplatus

Uroplatus
Uroplatus sikorae
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Genus: Uroplatus
A.M.C. Duméril, 1806[1]
Species

21 species (see text)

Uroplatus is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as leaf-tail geckos or flat-tailed geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands, such as Nosy Be. They are nocturnal, insectivorous lizards found exclusively in primary and secondary forest.

  1. ^ "Uroplatus Dumeril, 1806". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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