Paroedura stumpffi

Paroedura stumpffi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Paroedura
Species:	P. stumpffi
Binomial name
	Paroedura stumpffi; (Boettger, 1879)
Synonyms
	Phyllodactylus stumpffi; Boettger, 1879; Paroedura stumpffi; — Kluge, 1993;

Last updated July 06, 2025

Paroedura stumpffi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, stumpffi, is in honor of Anton Stumpff who collected the holotype.^[3]

Geographic range

P. stumpffi is found in northern Madagascar, including associated islands Nosy Be, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Mitsio.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. stumpffi is forest, at altitudes of 40–199 m (131–653 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. stumpffi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Paroedura stumpffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172901A6938530. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172901A6938530.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Paroedura stumpffi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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. (Paroedura stumpffi, p. 257).

Böttger O (1879). "Diagnosen zweier neuer Amphibien aus Madagascar ". Berichte über die Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main1878–1879: 85–86. (Phyllodactylus stumpffi, new species, p. 85). (title in German, text in Latin).
Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Phyllodactylus stumpffi, pp. 86–87).
Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449037.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Paroedura stumpffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172901A6938530. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172901A6938530.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Paroedura stumpffi 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. (Paroedura stumpffi, p. 257).

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