Blaesodactylus
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Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox Blaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.
Species
The following six species are recognized.<ref>ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.</ref><ref>The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org</ref>
- Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011<ref>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.</ref>
- Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980)
- Blaesodactylus boivini (A.M.C. Duméril, 1856)
- Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015
- Blaesodactylus sakalava (Grandidier, 1867)
- Blaesodactylus victori 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).