Blaesodactylus
Sign in to saveBlaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos, and formerly considered part of the genus Homopholis.
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It is catalogued under topics including Blaesodactylus, Lizard genera and Taxa named by Oskar Boettger.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- gecko
- Image
- Madagascar Velvet Gecko (Blaesodactylus boivini) (45194109122).jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Blaesodactylus
- Commons category
- Blaesodactylus
- taxon rank
- genus
- endemic to
- Madagascar
- taxon name
- Blaesodactylus
- diel cycle
- cathemeral
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Species
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- External links
Blaesodactylus is a 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, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blaesodactylus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.