Biology:Lygodactylus blancae
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. blancae
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| Lygodactylus blancae G. Pasteur, 1995
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Lygodactylus blancae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar .[2]
Etymology
The specific name, blancae, is in honor of French geneticist Françoise Blanc.[3]
Habitat
The natural habitat of L. blancae is unknown. It has been found in villages at altitudes of 950–1,350 m (3,120–4,430 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Vences, M. (2011). "Lygodactylus blancae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172767A6913938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172767A6913938.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172767/6913938. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lygodactylus blancae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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. (Lygodactylus blancae, p. 26).
Further reading
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN:978-3929449037.
- Mezzasalma M, Andreone F, Aprea G, Glaw F, Odierna G, Guarino FM (2016). "Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and chromosome evolution of Malagasy dwarf geckos of the genus Lygodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Zoologica Scripta 46: 42–54.
- Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lézards Lygodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Dumerilia 2: 1–21. (Lygodactylus blancae, new species). (in French).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste de rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Gekkotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus blancae, p. 92). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q1626357 entry
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