Uroplatus alluaudi

Uroplatus alluaudi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Uroplatus
Species:	U. alluaudi
Binomial name
Uroplatus alluaudi Mocquard, 1894

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]

References

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. Uroplatus alluaudi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 19 January 2019.

Further reading

• Andreone F, Aprea G (2006). "A new finding of Uroplatus alluaudi in north-eastern Madagascar widens considerably its distribution range (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)". Acta Herpetologica1 (2): 121–125.
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Velag. 496 pp. ISBN   978-3929449-03-7.
• Mocquard F (1894). "Diagnoses de quelques reptiles nouveaux de Madagascar ". Compte-Rendu des Séances de la Société Philomathique de Paris9: 3–5. (Uroplatus alluaudi, new species, p. 3). (in French).