Geckolepis maculata

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Geckolepis maculata
Spotted Fish-scale Gecko Geckolepis maculata.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Geckolepis
Species:
G. maculata
Binomial name
Geckolepis maculata
Peters, 1880 [2]
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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.

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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.