Blaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos, and formerly considered part of the genus Homopholis.
Description The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.
Species The following six species are recognized.ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011Bauer AM, Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Vences M. (2011). "New species of Blaseodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantiska National Park in north-western Madagascar." Zootaxa 2942: 57-68. Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980) Blaesodactylus boivini (A.M.C. Duméril, 1856) Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015 Blaesodactylus sakalava (Grandidier, 1867) Blaesodactylus victori Iniech, Glaw & Vences, 2016
References
Further reading Boettger O. 1893. Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Blaesodactlus, new genus, p. 32).
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