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Uroplatus henkeli BÖHME & IBISCH, 1990

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Henkel’s Flat-tail gecko, Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko, frilled leaf-tail gecko 
SynonymUroplatus henkeli BÖHME & IBISCH 1990
Uroplatus henkeli — KLUGE 1993
Uroplatus henkeli — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 271
Uroplates henkeli — VAN HEYGEN 2004 (in error)
Uroplatus cf. henkeli— BORA et al. 2010
Uroplates aff. henkeli — GEHRING & SCHÖNECKER 2013
Uroplatus henkeli — RÖSLER 2018: 26 
DistributionMadagascar, Nossi Be = Nosy Bé, Nosy Komba

Type locality: “Wald von Loucoubé, Nosy Bé”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZFMK 48229, male 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Friedrich-Wilhelm Henkel (b. 1949), a German herpetologist who specializes in keeping and breeding geckos, among other species. 
References
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  • Capezzone, F. 1995. A note on hybridisation between Uroplatus fimbriatus and Uroplatus henkeli. Herptile: Journal of the International Herpetological Society 20 (1): 45
  • Dizier, Herve Saint and Dr. Caroline Wret 2010. On three cases of cornea ulceration on nocturnal geckonids and on the possible negative effects of UVB bulbs. Gekko 6 (1): 37-42
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