Uroplatus alluaudi

Uroplatus alluaudi
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Uroplatus
Species:	U. alluaudi
Binomial name
	Uroplatus alluaudi; Mocquard, 1894

Last updated November 19, 2021

Uroplatus alluaudi, also known commonly as the northern flat-tail gecko and the northern leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, alluaudi, is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluad.^[2]

Geographic range

U. alluaudi is found in northern Madagascar.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. alluaudi is forest, at altitudes of 650–950 m (2,130–3,120 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

U. alluaudi is oviparous.^[3]

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References

1 2 Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N. (2011). "Uroplatus alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172759A6912597. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172759A6912597.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ 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. (Uroplatus alluaudi, p. 6).
1 2 Uroplatus alluaudi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 19 January 2019.