Paroedura stellata

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: Paroedura
Species: Paroedura stellata

Name

Paroedura stellata Hawlitschek & Glaw, 2012: 140

• Holotype: ZSM 99/2010 (FGZC 4039), adult ♂ with original tail, collected by O. Hawlitschek, J. Berger and B. Brückmann on 14 April 2010.
• Type locality: “Mont Bénara (S12.8802, E45.16428, 624 m a.s.l.), MAYOTTE, Comoros archipelago”.
• Etymology: From the Latin adjective stellatus and means set with stars or starry. It refers to the bright white dots that are evident (in varying degree) in juveniles and adults of this species.

References

Primary references

• Hawlitschek, O. & Glaw, F. [2012] 2013. The complex colonization history of nocturnal geckos (Paroedura) in the Comoros Archipelago. Zoologica Scripta 42(2): 135–150. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12001 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Paroedura stellata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2020.