Uroplatus
Sign in to saveUroplatus (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat") is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as leaf-tail geckos or flat-tailed geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands, such as Nosy Be. They are nocturnal, insectivorous lizards found exclusively in primary and secondary forest.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae
葉尾守宮是平尾壁虎屬（叶尾壁虎属）（Uroplatus）的壁虎。牠們分佈在馬達加斯加及外圍島嶼的原生林及次生林，是當地的特有種。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 96
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Collections
- UTA, CAS, UMMZ, MNHN, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, Sans Origine
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Uroplatus (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat") is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as leaf-tail geckos or flat-tailed geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands, such as Nosy Be. They are nocturnal, insectivorous lizards found exclusively in primary and secondary forest.
==Etymology== The generic name, Uroplatus, is a Latinization of two Greek words: "ourá" (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and "platys" (πλατύς) meaning "flat".
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