Uroplatus malahelo NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY, 1994
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Uroplatus malahelo
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Uroplatus malahelo NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY 1994: 320 Uroplatus malahelo — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 273 |
| Distribution | S Madagascar Type locality: west-facing slope of Ambatorongorongo Mountain, 5.3 km SE Manambaro, 25°4'45" S, 46°47'00" E, 350 m elevation, Tolanaro (Fort Dauphin) Fivondronana, Toliara (Tulear) Province, Madagascar. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: UMMZ 201498, mature male, collected 10 October 1992, by Ronald A. Nussbaum. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small Uroplatus, maximum SVL 79 mm; snout short, 1.6 times eye length, depressed, rounded at tip, canthus rostralis barely expressed; body depressed; tail short, about 0.5 times the SVL, pygal portion with a short fleshy protuberance on each side, borders with shallow scalloping, rounded tip; no membranous lateral fringes except on postpygal portion of tail; rostral scale entire; superciliary scales granular, one posterior superciliary on each side with a short spine; jaw angle lying directly below posterior portion of orbit; dorsal and ventral scales homogeneous; dorsal coloration nearly uniform light tannish gray in life, with scattered small dark spots and streaks in preservative, but no regular pattern of bands or large spots; ventral coloration uniform light tan-brown, somewhat lighter toward the midline (Nussbaum & Raxworthy 1994). |
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| Etymology | The name "malahelo," pronounced "mawlahayloo," is a Malagasy word meaning "forlorn" or "sad," in reference to the fact that the only known locality for this species is a tiny, degraded patch of rainforest that was being cut and burned at the time the species was discovered. |
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