Uroplatus ebenaui

Uroplatus ebenaui
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Uroplatus
Species:	U. ebenaui
Binomial name
Uroplatus ebenaui (Boettger, 1879)
Synonyms [2]
Uroplates ebenaui Boettger, 1879 Uroplates boettgeri Fischer, 1884 Uroplatus ebenaui — Angel, 1942

Uroplatus ebenaui, commonly known as Ebenau's leaf-tailed gecko, the Nosy Be flat-tail gecko, and the spearpoint leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Madagascar.

Geographic range

U. ebenaui is found on Nosy Bé island and in eastern and northern Madagascar, ^[3] at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, ebenaui, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau. ^[4]

Habitat

U. ebenaui lives in tropical rain forests and dry deciduous forests.^{[ citation needed ]}

Description

U. ebenaui is the smallest species of Uroplatus and can reach a total length (including tail) of 4 inches.^{[ citation needed ]}

Behavior

U. ebenaui is arboreal and nocturnal. This gecko eats insects at night and is inactive during the day. Additionally, it sleeps flattened against tree trunks, camouflaged with the bark. ^[3]

Reproduction

U. ebenaui is oviparous. ^[2] Clutch size is two spherical eggs, which are laid on the ground. ^[1]

Taxonomy

Uroplatus ebenaui may be a complex of species.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N (2011). "Uroplatus ebenaui ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172792A6919303.en. Accessed on 23 October 2022.
2. Species Uroplatus ebenaui at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. Edmonds, Devin (2002). "Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui )". Amphibian Care. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
4. 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. (Uroplatus ebenaui, p. 80).

Further reading

• Angel F (1942). "Les Lézards de Madagascar ". Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache, Tananarive36: 1–193. (Uroplatus ebenaui, p. 80). (in French).
• Boettger O (1879). "Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagascar ". Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Frankfurt11: 269–283. (Uroplates ebenaui, new species, p. 273 + Plate I, figures 1a-1d). (in German).
• 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. (Uroplates ebenaui, p. 238).
• 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.

External links

• Data related to Uroplatus ebenaui at Wikispecies
• Media related to Uroplatus ebenaui at Wikimedia Commons