Spearpoint leaf-tail gecko

Uroplatus ebenaui

''Uroplatus ebenaui'', commonly known as the spearpoint leaf-tail gecko, is a species of lizard, an arboreal and nocturnal gecko, which is found on Nosy Bé island and in western and northern Madagascar.
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Appearance

''U. ebenaui'' is the smallest species of ''Uroplatus'' and can reach a total length of 75 mm .
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Naming

The specific name, ''ebenaui'', is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau.

Habitat

''U. ebenaui'' lives in tropical rain forests and dry deciduous forests.

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Status: Vulnerable
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae
GenusUroplatus
SpeciesU. ebenaui
Photographed in
Madagascar