Uroplatus pietschmanni

Uroplatus pietschmanni
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Uroplatus
Species:	U. pietschmanni
Binomial name
Uroplatus pietschmanni Böhle & Schönecker, 2003

Uroplatus pietschmanni, known commonly as the cork-bark leaf-tail gecko, the cork bark leaftail gecko, and the spiny leaf-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. ^[2] The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, pietschmanni, is in honor of German gecko breeder Jürgen Pietschmann (1949–2005). ^[3]

Geographic range

U. pietschmanni is found in Toamasina Province, Madagascar. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of U. pietschmanni is rainforest at altitudes of 900–1,200 m (3,000–3,900 ft). ^{[1] [2]}

Description

U. pietschmanni is a medium-sized species for its genus. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.1 cm (3.2 in), and a total length (including tail) of 13.4 cm (5.3 in). ^[4]

Reproduction

• U. pietschmanni is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rafanomezantsoa, J.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Jenkins, R.K.B. (2020). "Uroplatus pietschmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T172943A177285635. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172943A177285635.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Uroplatus pietschmanni 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. (Uroplatus pietschmanni, p. 207).
4. Böhle & Schönecker (2003).

Further reading

• Böhle, Andreas; Schönecker, Patrick (2003). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Uroplatus Duméril, 1805 aus Ost-Madagaskar (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae): A new species of the genus Uroplatus from eastern Madasascar". Salamandra, Rheinbach39 (3/4): 129–138. (Uroplatus pietschmanni, new species). (in German and English).
• Greenbaum E, Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Vences M, Glaw F (2007). "A phylogeny of the enigmatic Madagascan geckos of the genus Uroplatus (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa1493: 41–51.
• Ratsoavina FN, Raminosoa NR, Lewis EE Jr, Raselimanana AP, Glaw F, Vences M (2013). "An overview of Madagascar's leaf tailed geckos (genus Uroplatus): species boundaries, candidate species and review of geographical distribution based on molecular data". Salamandra49 (3): 115–148.