Uroplatus alluaudi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Uroplatus |
Species: | U. alluaudi
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Binomial name | |
Uroplatus alluaudi
Mocquard, 1894
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Uroplatus alluaudi, also known commonly as the northern flat-tail gecko and the northern leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
The specific name, alluaudi, is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluad. [2]
U. alluaudi is found in northern Madagascar. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of U. alluaudi is forest, at altitudes of 650–950 m (2,130–3,120 ft). [1]