Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006 is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006

Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006

Giant leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus giganteus) is a large endemic Madagascar gecko species in the Gekkonidae lizard family.

Family
Genus
Uroplatus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006

The giant leaf-tail gecko, scientifically known as Uroplatus giganteus, is a lizard species belonging to the Gekkonidae family. This species is endemic to Madagascar. It can grow to a snout–vent length of 20 cm, and reach a total body length of 32.2 cm.

Photo: (c) Éric Mathieu, all rights reserved, uploaded by Éric Mathieu

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Uroplatus

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