Günther's flat-tail gecko

Günther's flat-tail gecko
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Uroplatus
Species:	U. guentheri
Binomial name
	Uroplatus guentheri; Mocquard, 1908
Synonyms
	Uroplatus Güntheri ; Mocquard, 1908; Uroplatus guentheri ; — Wermuth, 1965;

Günther's flat-tail gecko (Uroplatus guentheri), also known commonly as Güenther's leaf-tail gecko, is a species of nocturnal gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honour of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.^[3]

Geographic range

U. guentheri is found in northwestern Madagascar in the area around Ankarafansika^[1] and near Morondava in western Madagascar.^{[citation needed]}

Description

U. guentheri reaches a total length (including tail) of 150 mm (5.9 in).^{[citation needed]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. guentheri is forest, at altitudes of 30–120 m (98–394 ft).^[1]

Behaviour

U. guentheri forages and roosts on small trees and bushes.^[1] It is generally found less than 6 m (20 ft) above the ground.^[1] It is very difficult to find during the day, using its camouflage to mimic dead branches and bits of bark. During the night however, it becomes active, hunting for invertebrate prey.^{[citation needed]}

Reproduction

U. guentheri is oviparous.^[1]^[2] The sperical eggs are laid in leaf litter.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Raxworthy CJ, Rabibisoa N, Bora P (2011). "Uroplatus guentheri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172927A6943019.en. Accessed on 08 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Species Uroplatus guentheri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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. (Uroplatus guentheri, p. 111).

Böhme W, Henkel FW (1995). "Studien an Uroplatus II: Der Artenkomplex um Uroplatus ebenaui Boettger, 1879, mit Bemerkungen zu Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1908 ". Herpetofauna 17 (94): 11–23. (in German).
Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-01-3.
Mocquard F (1908). "Description de quelques Reptiles et d'un Batracien nouveaux de la collection du Muséum ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 14: 259-262. ("Uroplatus Güntheri ", new species, pp. 259–260). (in French).
Schönecker P (2013). "Biologie, Haltung und langjährige Nachzucht von Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard 1908 bis zur vierten Filialgeneration ". Draco 13 (52): 34–45. (in German).

[iucn-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Raxworthy CJ, Rabibisoa N, Bora P (2011). "Uroplatus guentheri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172927A6943019.en. Accessed on 08 November 2023.

[RDB-2] Species Uroplatus guentheri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[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. (Uroplatus guentheri, p. 111).

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