Ailuronyx trachygaster

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: Ailuronyx
Species: Ailuronyx trachygaster

Name

Ailuronyx trachygaster (Duméril, 1851)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.6679.
• Type locality: “Madagascar” (in error).

Combinations

• Platydactylus trachygaster Duméril, 1851: 35 [original combination]
• Aeluronyx trachygaster Boulenger, 1885: 194 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Seychelles: Praslin Island.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1851. Catalogue méthodique de la collection des reptiles du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Gide et Baudry/Roret: Paris. iv + 224 pp. Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rocha, S., Perera, A., Bunbury, N., Kaiser-Bunbury, C.N. & Harris, D.J. 2017. Speciation history and species-delimitation within the Seychelles Bronze Geckos, Ailuronyx spp.: molecular and morphological evidence. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 120(3): 518–538. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12895 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ailuronyx trachygaster. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 January 2023.
• Bunbury, N., Gerlach, J., Ineich, I. & Rocha, S. 2021. IUCN: Ailuronyx trachygaster  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T61430A179803011. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T61430A179803011.en. Accessed on 11 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Giant Bronze Gecko