Ebenavia maintimainty
Ebenavia maintimainty | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: | Ebenavia |
Species: | E. maintimainty |
Binomial name | |
Ebenavia maintimainty Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998[2] | |
distribution |
Ebenavia maintimainty is a small nocturnal gecko species of the genus Ebenavia that is native to Madagascar. It is found in a small area of limestone cliffs to the east of Lake Tsimanampetsotsa on the Mahafaly Plateau. This habitat forms part of the Madagascar spiny thickets ecoregion.
References
- ↑ Bora, P.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Ratsoavina, F. & Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Ebenavia maintimainty". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Christopher J. Raxworthy 1998. Revision of the genus Ebenavia Boettger (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetologica 54 (1): 18-34.
External links
- "Madagascar spiny thickets". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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