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Blaesodactylus

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Blaesodactylus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Genus: Blaesodactylus
Boettger, 1893[1]

Blaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos,[2] and formerly considered part of the genus Homopholis.

Description

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The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.

Species

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The following six species are recognized.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Gekkota/Gekkonidae.
  2. ^ "What Is a Velvet Gecko? (with pictures)". All Things Nature. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  3. ^ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  4. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
  5. ^ Bauer AM, Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Vences M. (2011). "New species of Blaseodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantiska National Park in north-western Madagascar." Zootaxa 2942: 57-68.

Further reading

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  • Boettger O. 1893. Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Blaesodactlus, new genus, p. 32).
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