Geckolepis maculata

Geckolepis maculata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Geckolepis
Species:	G. maculata
Binomial name
Geckolepis maculata Peters, 1880 [2]

Geckolepis maculata is a species of gecko that is commonly found in Madagascar. The gecko has large scales, large legs, and is chestnut-cream with black bands.^{[ citation needed ]} Its common names are Peters's spotted gecko and fish-scale gecko.

References

1. Raxworthy, C.J.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Hawlitschek, O.; Bora, P.; Ratsoavina, F. (2011). "Geckolepis maculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T178319A7522058. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T178319A7522058.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Peters, W. 1880. Über die von Hrn. J. M. Hildebrandt auf Nossi-Bé und Madagascar gasammelten Säugethiere und Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1880: 508-511.

External links

• Geckolepis maculata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database