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Paroedura maingoka NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY, 2000

IUCN Red List - Paroedura maingoka - Near Threatened, NT
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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymParoedura maingoka NUSSBAUM & RAXWORTHY 2000 
DistributionSW Madagascar

Type locality: east side of Lac Tsimanampetsotsa,
Tsimanampetsotsa Reserve, 24°5.274'S, 43°45.229'E, 50 m elevation, Betioky Fivondronana, Toliara (Tuléar) Province, Madagascar.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: UMMZ 211210 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after "maingoka" (mine goo kuh), a Malagasy word for "scorpion", used as an unlatinized specific epithet. It refers to the striking behavior of individuals of this species when confronted, in which the tail is immediately curved anteriorly over the back in a scorpion-like manner. 
References
  • Jackman,Todd R.; Aaron M. Bauer, Eli Greenbaum, Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences 2008. Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 74-81 - get paper here
  • Liebel, K.; Meyer, M. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Die Madagassischen Großkopfgeckos (Paroedura). Draco 5 (18): 28-39 - get paper here
  • Nopper, J., Lauströer, B., Rödel, M.-O. and Ganzhorn, J. U. 2016. A structurally enriched agricultural landscape maintains high reptile diversity in sub-arid south-western Madagascar. J Appl Ecol., doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12752 - get paper here
  • Nussbaum, R. A. & C. J. Raxworthy 2000. Systematic revision of the genus Paroedura Günther (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with description of five new species. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 189: 1-26 - get paper here
 
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