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 six
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia al ...
s,
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
, commonly known as velvet geckos, and formerly considered part of the genus ''
Homopholis''.
Description
The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their
dorsal
Dorsal (from Latin ''dorsum'' ‘back’) may refer to:
* Dorsal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location referring to the back or upper side of an organism or parts of an organism
* Dorsal, positioned on top of an aircraft's fuselage
* Dorsal co ...
surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.
Species
The following six species are recognized.
* ''
Blaesodactylus ambonihazo
''Blaesodactylus ambonihazo'' is a species of gecko endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an isl ...
''
Bauer
Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer". For notable people sharing the surname, see Bauer (surname).
Bauer may also refer to:
Education and literature
* Bauer's Lexicon, a dictionary of Biblical Greek
* Bauer College of Busin ...
, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011[ Bauer AM, Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Vences M. (2011). "New species of ''Blaseodactylus'' (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantiska National Park in north-western Madagascar." ''Zootaxa'' 2942: 57-68.]
* ''
Blaesodactylus antongilensis
''Blaesodactylus antongilensis'' is a species of gecko endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an ...
''
( Böhme & Meier Meier may refer to:
People
* Meier, Annemarie Sylvia, German chess master
* Meier, Armin, Swiss cyclist
* Meier, Armin (actor), German actor
* Meier, Barbara, German model, most known for winning the third cycle of ''Germany's Next Topmodel' ...
, 1980)
* ''
Blaesodactylus boivini
genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos, and formerly considered part of the genus ''Homopholis''.
Description
The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces ...
''
( A.M.C. Duméril, 1856)
* ''
Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus
''Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus'' is a species of gecko endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is ...
''
Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015
* ''
Blaesodactylus sakalava
''Blaesodactylus sakalava'', the Sakalava velvet gecko is a species of gecko endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République d ...
''
(Grandidier Grandidier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921), French naturalist and explorer
*Ernest Grandidier (1833–1912), French industrialist, naturalist, and art collector, brother of Alfred
*Guillaume G ...
, 1867)
* ''
Blaesodactylus victori
''Blaesodactylus victori'' is a species of geckos endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island ...
''
Iniech, Glaw & Vences, 2016
References
Further reading
*
Boettger O. 1893. ''Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons).'' Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (''Blaesodactlus'', new genus, p. 32).
External links
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Oskar Boettger
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