Blaesodactylus antongilensis

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Blaesodactylus
Species: Blaesodactylus antongilensis

Name

Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980)

• Holotype: ZFMK 21772.
• Type locality: “Nosy Mangabé, Bucht von Antongil, NO-Madagaskar”.

Combinations

• Homopholis (Blaesodactylus) antongilensis Böhme & Meier, 1980 [original combination]
• Blaesodactylus antongilensis — Kluge & Nussbaum, 1995 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Native distribution areas

• NE Madagascar (Nossi Mangabe).

References

Primary references

• Böhme, W. & Meier, H. 1980. Revision der madagassischen Homopholis (Blaesodactylus)-Arten (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 60(5–6): 303–315. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Blaesodactylus antongilensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 September 2022.
• Raxworthy, C.J. 2011. IUCN: Blaesodactylus antongilensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172797A6920289. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172797A6920289.en. Accessed on 30 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Antongil Velvet Gecko