Blaesodactylus boivini

Blaesodactylus boivini
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Blaesodactylus
Species:	B. boivini
Binomial name
	Blaesodactylus boivini; (A.H.A. Duméril, 1856)
Synonyms
	Platydactylus boivini; A.H.A. Duméril, 1856; Blaesodactylus boivini; — Mocquard, 1895; Homopholis boivini; — Kluge, 1993; Blaesodactylus boivini; — Kluge & Nussbaum, 1995;

Last updated January 24, 2025

Blaesodactylus boivini is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, boivini, is in honor of French botanist Louis Hyacinthe Boivin.^[2]^[3]

Geographic range

B. boivini is found in northern Madagascar.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. boivini is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 563 m (1,847 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

B. boivini is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Raxworthy, C.J.; Bora, P.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rafanomezantsoa, J.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A. (2011). "Blaesodactylus boivini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172972A6950776. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172972A6950776.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 Blaesodactylus boivini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 January 2021.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Blaesodactylus boivini, p. 31).