Geckolepis modesta METHUEN & HEWITT, 1913

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Modest Gecko
Synonym	Geckolepis typica var. modesta METHUEN & HEWITT 1913: 186 Geckolepis typica modesta — ANGEL 1942 Geckolepis modesta — KLUGE 1991: 8 Geckolepis typica modesta — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 275 Geckolepis typica modesta — RÖSLER 2000: 80 Geckolepis modesta — VENCES et al. 2026
Distribution	Madagascar Type locality: “Andranoláho, on the River Òniláhy” according to the original description (probably corresponding to Andranolahy, fide Vences et al. 2026)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes: DNMNH (= TM) 4054–5, 4146
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy: KÖHLER et al. 2009 synonymized anomala and modesta with typica. Vences et al. 2026 resurrected G. modesta.
References	Angel, F. 1942. Les Lézards de Madagascar. Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive XXXVI: 193 pp. Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) Kluge, A.G. 1991. Checklist of gekkonoid lizards. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (85): 35 pp. - get paper here Methuen, P. A. & J. Hewitt 1913. On a collection of reptiles from Madagascar made during the year 1911. Annals Transvaal Mus. 3 (4): 183-193. - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 VENCES, MIGUEL; FRANK GLAW, JÖRN KÖHLER, AURÉLIEN MIRALLES, LOUIS DU PREEZ, MICHAELA PREICK, ANDOLALAO RAKOTOARISON, MARK D. SCHERZ, MICHAEL HOFREITER & ALICE PETZOLD 2026. Reverse taxonomy of fish-scale geckos (Geckolepis) using shotgun sequencing for museomics-based assignment of historical names to genetic lineages. Megataxa 21 (2): - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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