''Ebenavia'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
s from Madagascar, Comoros, and Tanzania. It currently has 6 species.
Species
The 6 species are:
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*'']Ebenavia boettgeri
''Ebenavia boettgeri'' is a small species of gecko that is native to the island of Madagascar. It is sometimes considered conspecific with ''Ebenavia inunguis
The Madagascar clawless gecko (''Ebenavia inunguis'') is a small nocturnal species. ...
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*''Ebenavia inunguis
The Madagascar clawless gecko (''Ebenavia inunguis'') is a small nocturnal species. It is found on the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surf ...
'' — Madagascar clawless gecko
*'' Ebenavia maintimainty''
*''Ebenavia robusta
''Ebenavia robusta'' is a gecko species of the genus ''Ebenavia'' that is native to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de M ...
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*''Ebenavia safari
''Ebenavia safari'' is a gecko species of the genus ''Ebenavia'' that is native to Madagascar, Mayotte, and Pemba Island
Pemba Island ( ar, الجزيرة الخضراء ''al-Jazīra al-khadrā'', literally "The Green Island"; sw, Pemba kisiwa ...
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*'' Ebenavia tuelinae''
References
Geckos
Taxa named by Oskar Boettger
Lizard genera
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