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Ebenavia maintimainty NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY, 1998

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymEbenavia maintimainty NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY 1998
Ebenavia maintimainty — RÖSLER 2000: 78 
DistributionMadagascar

Type locality: east side of Lac Tsimanampetsotsa within Tsimanampetsotsa Strict Nature Reserve, 24° 05' S, 43°45' E, 20 m elevation, Betioky Fivondronana, Toliara (Tulear) Province, Madagascar.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: UMMZ 211207 (RAN 51002), mature female 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4955 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific name "maintimainty" is Malagasy for "dark"or "nearly black", and is used as a noun in apposition referring to "the dark one". 
References
  • Gardner CJ, Raxworthy CJ, Metcalfe K, Raselimanana AP, Smith RJ, Davies ZG 2015. Comparing Methods for Prioritising Protected Areas for Investment: A Case Study Using Madagascar’s Dry Forest Reptiles. PLoS One 10 (7): e0132803, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132803 - get paper here
  • Nussbaum, Ronald A. and Christopher J. Raxworthy 1998. Revision of tyhe genus Ebenavia Boettger (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetologica 54 (1): 18-34. - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
 
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