Paragehyra Austini
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''Paragehyra'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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lizard Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...
s in the
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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...
(geckos). The genus is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...
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Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
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Species

The genus ''Paragehyra'' contains the following
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Paragehyra austini'' *'' Paragehyra felicitae'' *'' Paragehyra gabriellae'' *'' Paragehyra petiti'' – Angel's petite gecko


References


Further reading

* Angel F (1929). "''Description d'un gecko nouveau, de Madagascar'' ". ''Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France'' 54: 489-491. (''Paragehyra'', new genus; ''P. petiti'', new species). (in
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). {{Taxonbar, from=Q2548087 Lizard genera Taxa named by Fernand Angel