Paragehyra gabriellae

Paragehyra gabriellae
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Paragehyra
Species:	P. gabriellae
Binomial name
Paragehyra gabriellae Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994

Paragehyra gabriellae is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, gabriellae, is in honor of Malagasy herpetologist Gabriellà Raharimanana. ^[3]

Geographic range

P. gabriellae is found in southern Madagascar in the vicinity of the cities Tôlanaro and Toliara. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of P. gabriellae is forest at altitudes of 120–240 m (390–790 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

P. gabriellae is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Bora, P. (2011). "Paragehyra gabriellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172827A6925559. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172827A6925559.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Paragehyra gabriellae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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. (Paragehyra gabriellae, p. 96).

Further reading

• 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. (Paragehra gabriellae, p. 277).
• Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ (1994). "The genus Paragehyra (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) in southern Madagascar". Journal of Zoology232 (1): 37–59. (Paragehyra gabriellae, new species).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Paragehyra gabriellae, p. 100). (in German).