Blaesodactylus boivini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Blaesodactylus
Species: Blaesodactylus boivini

Name

Blaesodactylus boivini (Duméril, 1856)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-5239, collected by Louis Hyacinthe Boivin, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Madagascar”.

Combinations

• Platydactylus boivini Duméril, 1856: 454 [original combination]
• Blaesodactylus boivini — Mocquard, 1895 [subsequent combination]
• Homopholis boivini — Russell, 1978 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• N Madagascar: Ampombofofo, Anjiamangirana, Ankarana, Belambo, Nosy Hara, Nosy Anjombovola, Nosy Andranzara, Nosy Lakandava, Montagne des Français, Tsarakibany, Forêt d'Ambre and Sahamalaza.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. 1856. Description des reptiles nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus de la collection du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle et remarques sur la classification et les charactères des reptiles. Archives du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 8: 438—588. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Blaesodactylus boivini. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2023.
• Raxworthy, C.J., Bora, P., Rabibisoa, N., Rafanomezantsoa, J. & Rakotondrazafy, N.A. 2011. IUCN: Blaesodactylus boivini  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172972A6950776. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172972A6950776.en. Accessed on 17 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Madagascar Velvet Gecko