Blaesodactylus
Genus of lizards
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Blaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos,[2] and formerly considered part of the genus Homopholis.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Uroplatinae |
| Genus: | Blaesodactylus Boettger, 1893[1] |
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Description
The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.
Species
The following six species are recognized.[3][4]
- Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011[5]
- Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980)
- Blaesodactylus boivini (A.M.C. Duméril, 1856)
- Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015
- Blaesodactylus sakalava (Grandidier, 1867)
- Blaesodactylus victori Iniech, Glaw & Vences, 2016
