Matoatoa spannringi
Matoatoa spannringi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic Madagascar.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Matoatoa |
| Species: | M. spannringi |
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Etymology
The specific name, spannringi, is in honor of botanist Jürgen Spannring who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
M. spannringi is found in southeastern Madagascar.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. spannringi is forest, at an altitude of 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
Description
M. spannringi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.8 cm (2.3 in).[3]
References
- Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P, Jenkins RJ (2013). "Matoatoa spannringi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172848A47951550. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T172848A47951550.en. Downloaded on 10 July 2018.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Matoatoa spannringi, p. 249).
- Matoatoa spannringi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Funnell S, Shrum M, Ellis E, Andreone F (2012). "A new record of the phantom gecko Matoatoa spannringi from Sainte Luce, SE Madagascar augments the species' known range". Herpetology Notes 5: 151–153.
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449037.
- Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ, Pronk O (1998). "The Ghost Geckos of Madagascar: A Further Revision of the Malagasy Leaf-toed Geckos (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (186): 1–26. (Matoatoa spannringi, new species, p. 12).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Matoatoa spannringi, p. 95). (in German).
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