Blaesodactylus boivini

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Blaesodactylus boivini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Blaesodactylus
Species:
B. boivini
Binomial name
Blaesodactylus boivini
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Synonyms [2]
  • Platydactylus boivini
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1856
  • Blaesodactylus boivini
    Mocquard, 1895
  • Homopholis boivini
    Kluge, 1993
  • Blaesodactylus boivini
    — Kluge & Nussbaum, 1995

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

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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]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Blaesodactylus boivini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 January 2021.
  3. 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).

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