Lygodactylus roavolana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: Lygodactylus roavolana

Name

Lygodactylus roavolana Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences, 2009: 32

• Holotype: ZSM 5115/2005, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Manantantely (approximately 46°55’E, 24°59’S, close to sea level), southeastern Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Puente, M., Glaw, F., Vieites, D.R. & Vences, M. 2009. Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Malagasy dwarf geckos, genera Lygodactylus and Microscalabotes (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 2103(1): 1–76. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2103.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Randrianantoandro, J.C., Vences, M. & Ramanamanjato, J.-B. 2011. IUCN: Lygodactylus roavolana  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T193262A8853382. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193262A8853382.en. Accessed on 04 August 2026.