| Uroplatus fangorn | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Uroplatus |
| Species: | U. fangorn |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroplatus fangorn Ratsoavina, Ranjanaharisoa, Glaw, Raselimanana, Rakotoarison, Vieites, Hawlitschek, Vences, & Scherz, 2020 | |
Uroplatus fangorn is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. [1] It is endemic to Madagascar.
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