Uroplatus ebenaui
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Uroplatus ebenaui, commonly known as Ebenau's leaf-tailed gecko, the Nosy Be flat-tail gecko, and the spearpoint leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Madagascar.
Geographic range
U. ebenaui is found on Nosy Bé island and in eastern and northern Madagascar,<ref name=Edmonds>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> at altitudes from sea level to Template:Cvt.<ref name=iucn/>
Etymology
The specific name, ebenaui, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau.<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Uroplatus ebenaui, p. 80).</ref>
Habitat
U. ebenaui lives in tropical rain forests and dry deciduous forests.Template:Citation needed
Description
U. ebenaui is the smallest species of Uroplatus and can reach a total length (including tail) of 4 inches.Template:Citation needed
Behavior
U. ebenaui is arboreal and nocturnal. This gecko eats insects at night and is inactive during the day. Additionally, it sleeps flattened against tree trunks, camouflaged with the bark.<ref name=Edmonds/>
Reproduction
U. ebenaui is oviparous.<ref name=RDB/> Clutch size is two spherical eggs, which are laid on the ground.<ref name=iucn/>
Taxonomy
Uroplatus ebenaui may be a complex of species.Template:Citation needed
References
Further reading
- Angel F (1942). "Les Lézards de Madagascar ". Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache, Tananarive 36: 1–193. (Uroplatus ebenaui, p. 80). (in French).
- Boettger O (1879). "Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagascar ". Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Frankfurt 11: 269–283. (Uroplates ebenaui, new species, p. 273 + Plate I, figures 1a-1d). (in German).
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Uroplates ebenaui, p. 238).
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. Template:ISBN.