Uroplatus
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"Leaf-tail gecko" redirects here. For other genera with this common name, see Phyllurus, Saltuarius, and Orraya.
Uroplatus is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as leaf-tail geckos or flat-tailed geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands, such as Nosy Be. They are nocturnal, insectivorous lizards found exclusively in primary and secondary forest.
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Uroplatus | |
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Uroplatus sikorae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Uroplatinae |
Genus: | Uroplatus A.M.C. Duméril, 1806[2] |
Species | |
21 species (see text) |
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