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Uroplatus ebenaui | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Uroplatus |
Species: | U. ebenaui
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Binomial name | |
Uroplatus ebenaui (
Boettger, 1879)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Uroplatus ebenaui, commonly known as Ebenau's leaf-tailed gecko, the Nosy Be flat-tail gecko, and the spearpoint leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Madagascar.
U. ebenaui is found on Nosy Bé island and in eastern and northern Madagascar, [3] at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
The specific name, ebenaui, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau. [4]
U. ebenaui lives in tropical rain forests and dry deciduous forests.[ citation needed]
U. ebenaui is the smallest species of Uroplatus and can reach a total length (including tail) of 4 inches.[ citation needed]
U. ebenaui is arboreal and nocturnal. This gecko eats insects at night and is inactive during the day. Additionally, it sleeps flattened against tree trunks, camouflaged with the bark. [3]
U. ebenaui is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two spherical eggs, which are laid on the ground. [1]
Uroplatus ebenaui may be a complex of species.[ citation needed]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2022) |
Uroplatus ebenaui | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Uroplatus |
Species: | U. ebenaui
|
Binomial name | |
Uroplatus ebenaui (
Boettger, 1879)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Uroplatus ebenaui, commonly known as Ebenau's leaf-tailed gecko, the Nosy Be flat-tail gecko, and the spearpoint leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Madagascar.
U. ebenaui is found on Nosy Bé island and in eastern and northern Madagascar, [3] at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
The specific name, ebenaui, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau. [4]
U. ebenaui lives in tropical rain forests and dry deciduous forests.[ citation needed]
U. ebenaui is the smallest species of Uroplatus and can reach a total length (including tail) of 4 inches.[ citation needed]
U. ebenaui is arboreal and nocturnal. This gecko eats insects at night and is inactive during the day. Additionally, it sleeps flattened against tree trunks, camouflaged with the bark. [3]
U. ebenaui is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two spherical eggs, which are laid on the ground. [1]
Uroplatus ebenaui may be a complex of species.[ citation needed]