Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Paroedura
Species: Paroedura stellata
Name
- Paroedura stellata Hawlitschek & Glaw, 2012
- Holotype: ZSM 99⁄2010 (FGZC 4039), adult male with original tail, collected on 14 April 2010 by O. Hawlitschek, J. Berger and B. Brückmann.
- Type locality: Mont Bénara (S12.8802, E45.16428, 624 m elevation), MAYOTTE, Comoros archipelago.
- Etymology: From the Latin adjective stellatus and means set with stars or starry. It refers to the bright white dots that are evident (in varying degree) in juveniles and adults of this species.
References
- Hawlitschek, O. & Glaw, F., 2012: The complex colonization history of nocturnal geckos (Paroedura) in the Comoros Archipelago. Zoologica scripta, 42 (2): 135–150. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12001 .
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