Blaesodactylus antongilensis (BÖHME & MEIER, 1980)

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Homopholis (Blaesodactylus) antongilensis BÖHME & MEIER 1980 Homopholis antogilensis [sic] — JOGE 1983 Homopholis antongilensis — KLUGE 1993 Homopholis antongilensis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 274 Blaesodactylus antongilensis — KLUGE & NUSSBAUM 1995 Homopholis antongilensis — ANDREONE et al. 2000 Blaesodactylus antongilensis — RÖSLER 2000: 61 Blaesodactylus antongilensis — INEICH et al. 2016 Blaesodactylus antogilensis — EVANS et al. 2021 (in error) Blaesodactylus antongilensis — VENCES et al. 2025
Distribution	NE Madagascar (Nossi Mangabe) Type locality: “Nosy Mangabé, Bucht von Antongil, NO-Madagaskar”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: ZFMK 21772; paratype: SMF
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: “Eine kleinwüchsige Homopholis-Art des auf Madagaskar endemischen Subgenus Bluesodacsglus, die sich von H. (B.) boivini durch geringere Körpergröße und ungefleckte Bauchseite, von H. (B.) sakalan durch die im Proximalbereich mit Tuberkeln verschene Schwanzoberseite unterscheider. Gegenüber beiden Arten ist sie durch ein extrem breites, schaufelförmiges Postfrontale am Schädel gekennzeichnet.” (Böhme & Meier 1980) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.1 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Distribution: for maps see BAUER et al. 2011, Vences et al. 2025: 237 (Fig. 3). Karyotype: Mezzasalma et al. 2023.
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
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 BAUER, AARON M.; FRANK GLAW, PHILIP-SEBASTIAN GEHRING & MIGUEL VENCES 2011. New species of Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantsika National Park in north-western Madagascar. Zootaxa 2942: 57–68 - get paper here Böhme W; Meier H 1980. Revision der madagassischen Homopholis (Blaesodactylus)-Arten (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 60 (5-6) 1979 [1980]: 303-315 Böhme, Wolfgang 2014. Herpetology in Bonn. Mertensiella 21. vi + 256 pp. - get paper here 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 Gehring, P.-S., F. M. Ratsoavina & M. Vences 2010. Filling the gaps – amphibian and reptile records from lowland rainforests in eastern Madagascar. Salamandra 46 (4): 214-234 - get paper here Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) Ineich, I.; FRANK GLAW, MIGUEL VENCES 2016. A new species of Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tsingy limestone outcrops in Namoroka National Park, north-western Madagascar. Zootaxa 4109 (5): 523–541 - get paper here Joger U 1983. Book Review: Welch, Herpetology of Africa, Krieger 1982. Salamandra 19 (1-2): 102-104 - get paper here Kluge,A.G. & Nussbaum,R.A. 1995. A review of African-Madagascan gekkonid lizard phylogeny and biogeography (Squamata). Misc. Pub. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan 183: 1-20 - get paper here KRAUSE, P 2010. First Experiences with the Keeping and Breeding of the Malagasy Splay-toed Gecko Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980). [in German]. Sauria 32 (2): 57-62 - get paper here Krüger, Jens 1997. Die madagassischen Gekkoniden. I. Die Gattung Homopholis. Jahrbuch für den Terrarianer 4: 39-44 Mezzasalma, Marcello; Elvira Brunelli, Gaetano Odierna and Fabio Maria Guarino 2023. Chromosome Diversity and Evolution of the Endemic Malagasy Velvet Geckos of the Genus Blaesodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Animals 13: 2068, - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Van Beest, Piet 2004. Herpetologische waarnemingen op Madagaskar, aprol 2001 deel 4: het Noorden. Lacerta 62 (6): 226-255 - get paper here Vences, M., Miralles, A., Ineich, I., Rakotoarison, A., Glasenapp, C., Scherz, M.D., Köhler, J., Glaw, F. & Raselimanana, A.P. 2025. An updated survey of molecular diversity in Madagascar's velvet geckos, genus Blaesodactylus, with description of a new species from the island’s arid West. Zootaxa 5620(2): 230-254 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://wildherps.com/species/H.antongilensis.html Google images

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