Blaesodactylus Explained

Blaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos,^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

• Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011^[4]
• 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

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).

Notes and References

1. Web site: What Is a Velvet Gecko? (with pictures) . 2022-10-11 . All Things Nature . en-US.
2. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
4. [:fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer AM]