Uroplatus ebenaui (BOETTGER, 1879)

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Nosy Be FIat-tail Gecko, spearpoint leaf-tail gecko
Synonym	Uroplates ebenaui BOETTGER 1879: 273 Uroplates boettgeri FISCHER 1884: 33 (fide ANGEL 1942) Uroplates ebenaui — BOULENGER 1885: 238 Uroplatus schneideri — LAMBERTON 1913: 558 (fide BAUER & RUSSELL 1989) Uroplatus ebenaui — ANGEL 1942: 80 Uroplatus ebenavi — UNDERWOOD 1954: 480 (nom. subst.) Uroplatus ebenaui — WERMUTH 1965: 186 Uroplatus ebenaui — KLUGE 1993 Uroplatus ebenaui — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 273 Uroplatus cf. ebenaui — D’CRUZE et al. 2007 Uroplatus cf. ebenaui— BORA et al. 2010
Distribution	NE Madagascar, Nossi Be = Nosy Bé, Nosy Komba Type locality: Nossi Bé
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SMF 9630 holotype: ZMH R04356 [boettgeri]
Diagnosis
Comment	U. ebenaui was paraphyletic with respect to U. phantasticus in a study by GREENBAUM et al. (2007). This species is characterized by (1) an almost straight line of dermal folds between the eyes (interorbital ridge) that connects the supraciliary spines, (2) a short (TaL/SVL 0.216–0.398, mean 0.317± 0.07) and narrow (TalW/SVL 0.047–0.088, mean 0.066± 0.02) original tail; (3) relatively short forelimbs (ForL/SVL 0.333–0.421, mean 0.382± 0.03); and (4) a blackish oral mucosa [from RATSOAVINA et al. 2011].
Etymology	Named after Karl Ebenau, a zoologist who was German Consul in Madagascar (1880-1890), and who accompanied both Stumpff and Boettger.
References	Andreone F., Randrianirina J., Jenkins P.D. & Aprea G. 2000. Species diversity of Amphibia, Reptilia and Lipotyphla (Mammalia) at Ambolokopatrika, a rainforest between the Anjanaharibe-Sud and Marojejy massifs, NE Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation 9: 1587–1622 - get paper here Angel, F. 1942. Les Lézards de Madagascar. Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive XXXVI: 193 pp. Bauer, A. M. and A. P. Russell 1989. A systematic review of the genus Uroplatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with notes on its biology. Journal of Natural History 23:169-203 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Boettger, O. 1878. Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagascar. I. Studien über Reptilien aus Madagascar. II. Aufzählung der bis jetzt von Madagascar bekannt gewordenen Reptilien und Amphibien. III. Bemerkungen über die verwandtschaftlichen und geographischen Beziehunge Abh. senckenb. naturf. Ges. (Frankfurt) 11: 1-56 [1877] - get paper here Böhme,W. & F. W. HENKEL 1995. Studien an Uroplatus II: Der Artenkomplex um Uroplatus ebenaui BOETTGER, 1879, mit Bemerkungen zu Uroplatus guentheri MOCQUARD, 1908. Herpetofauna 17 (94): 11-23 - get paper here BORA, PARFAIT; J. CHRISTIAN RANDRIANANTOANDRO, ROMA RANDRIANAVELONA, ELISOA F. HANTALALAINA, RAPHALI R. ANDRIANTSIMANARILAFY, DANIEL RAKOTONDRAVONY, OLGA R. RAMILIJAONA, MIGUEL VENCES, RICHARD K. B. JENKINS, FRANK GLAW, AND JÖRN KÖHLER 2010. AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE TSINGY DE BEMARAHA PLATEAU, WESTERN MADAGASCAR: CHECKLIST, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION. Herp. Cons. Biol. 5 (1): 111-125 Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here D'Cruze, Neil; Jeremy Sabel, Katie Green, Jeffrey Dawson, Carlie Gardner, Janine Robinson, Georgina Starkie, Miguel Vences, and Frank Glaw. 2007. The First Comprehensive Survey of Amphibians and Reptiles at Montagne des Francais, Madagascar. Herp. Cons. Biol. 2 (2): 87-99 - get paper here Daoues, Karim and Francis Girard 2005. Note on the Leaf-tail Geckos of the Uroplatus ebenaui-Group. Gekko 4 (2): 40-41 Evans, A. M., Marshal, J. P., & Alexander, G. J. 2021. Forest patch characteristics affect reptile occurrence in north‐western Madagascar. Austral Ecology - get paper here Fischer, J. G. 1884. Über einige afrikanische Reptilien, Amphibien und Fische des Naturhistorischen Museums. II. Über einige Reptilien von Nossi-Bé und Madagaskar. Jahrbuch des Naturhistorisches Museums Hamburg 1883: 33-38 - get paper here Gehring, P.S. 2013. Seelenräuber mit Haftlamellen - Madagassische Plattschwanzgeckos der Gattung Uroplatus. Draco 13 (52): 4-17 - get paper here Gehring, Phillip-Sebastian 2020. Leaf-tailed Geckos – The Complete Uroplatus. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (www.chimaira.de). 383 pp., ISBN: 978-3-89973-349-5 [review in HR 53 (1): 171] Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) Glaw, F. 2004. Die Herpetofauna Madagaskars: Vielfalt, Lebensweise und Gefährdung. Draco 5 (19): 4-21 - get paper here GREENBAUM, Eli; AARON M. BAUER, TODD R. JACKMAN, MIGUEL VENCES & FRANK GLAW 2007. A phylogeny of the enigmatic Madagascan geckos of the genus Uroplatus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 1493: 41-51 - get paper here Hyde-Roberts, S. & C. Daly 2014. A rapid herpetofaunal assessment of Nosy Komba Island, northwestern Madagascar, with new locality records for seventeen species. Salamandra 50 (1): 18-26 - get paper here Kearney, Michael and Nicole Kearney 2002. Geckos of the Promised Land: A Magical Month in Madagascar. Gekko 2 (2): 21-28 Lamberton 1913. Description d’un nouvel uroplate de Madagascar (Reptiles: Sauriens). Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 19:558-562 Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Jesse Erens, Fanomezana M. Ratsoavina, Miguel Vences 2015. Amphibian and reptile records from around the Betsiboka delta area in North-Western Madagascar. Herpetology Notes 8: 535-543 - get paper here Randriamialisoa, Andriantsimanarilafy RR, Rakotondrina AJV, Rakotoarisoa JA, Nasaina RT, Rabearivony J, Raselimanana AP. 2023. Overview of Reptile Diversity from Bobaomby Complex, Northern Tip of Madagascar. . Animals 13 (21): 3396 - get paper here Ratsoavina, F. M., N. R. Raminosoa, E. E. Louis Jr., A. P. Raselimanana, F. Glaw & M. Vences 2013. An overview of Madagascar’s leaf tailed geckos (genus Uroplatus): species boundaries, candidate species and review of geographical distribution based on molecular data. Salamandra 49 (3): 115-148 - get paper here RATSOAVINA, FANOMEZANA M.; MARK D. SCHERZ, KRYSTAL A. TOLLEY, ACHILLE P. RASELIMANANA, FRANK GLAW, MIGUEL VENCES 2019. A new species of Uroplatus (Gekkonidae) from Ankarana National Park, Madagascar, of remarkably high genetic divergence. Zootaxa 4683 (1): 084–096 - get paper here RATSOAVINA, FANOMEZANA MIHAJA; EDWARD E. LOUIS JR., ANGELICA CROTTINI, ROGER-DANIEL RANDRIANIAINA, FRANK GLAW & MIGUEL VENCES 2011. A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group. Zootaxa 3022: 39–57 Ratsoavina, Fanomezana Mihaja; Miguel Vences & Edward E. Louis Jr. 2012. Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos in the Uroplatus ebenaui group. African Journal of Herpetology 61 (2): 143-158 - get paper here Schönecker, P. 2006. Plattschwanzgeckos (Uroplatus). Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 64 pp. - get paper here Schönecker, P. & Böhle, A. 2004. Die Geckogattungen Madagaskars. Draco 5 (19): 56-67 - get paper here Underwood, Garth 1954. On the classifcation and evolution of geckos. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 124 (3): 469-492 Wolf, S. 2004. Reise in den Osten Madagaskars. Draco 5 (19): 22-29 - get paper here
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