Paroedura stumpffi
Paroedura stumpffi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
| Paroedura stumpffi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Paroedura |
| Species: | P. stumpffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paroedura stumpffi (Boettger, 1879) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, stumpffi, is in honor of Anton Stumpff who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range
P. stumpffi is found in northern Madagascar, including associated islands Nosy Be, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Mitsio.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. stumpffi is forest, at altitudes of 40–199 m (131–653 ft).[1]
References
- Raxworthy CJ (2011). "Paroedura stumpffi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172901A6938530. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172901A6938530.en. Downloaded on 01 January 2019.
- Paroedura stumpffi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Paroedura stumpffi, p. 257).
Further reading
- Böttger O (1879). "Diagnosen zweier neuer Amphibien aus Madagascar ". Berichte über die Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main 1878–1879: 85–86. (Phyllodactylus stumpffi, new species, p. 85). (title in German, text in Latin).
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Phyllodactylus stumpffi, pp. 86–87).
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449037.
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