Madagascar Leaf-tailed Geckos
Uroplatus
Uroplatus is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as leaf-tail geckos or flat-tailed geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands, such as Nosy Be. They are nocturnal, insectivorous lizards found exclusively in primary and secondary forest.
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 22 known species
Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus sikorae
Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus phantasticus
Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus fimbriatus
Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus henkeli
Giant Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus giganteus
Uroplatus garamaso
speciesUroplatus garamaso
Lined Flat-tail Gecko
speciesUroplatus lineatus
Spearpoint Leaf-tail Gecko
speciesUroplatus ebenaui
Gunther's Flat-tail Gecko
speciesUroplatus guentheri
Mount Ambre Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus finiavana
Southeastern Lowland Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus sameiti
Northern Flat-tail Gecko
speciesUroplatus alluaudi
Ankarana Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus fetsy
Marojejy Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus fangorn
Sorata Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus fivehy
Finaritra Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus finaritra
Cork-bark Gecko
speciesUroplatus pietschmanni
Fierenana Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus fiera
Smooth Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus malama
Malahelo Forest Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus malahelo
Analabe Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus fotsivava
Tsaratanana Leaf-tailed Gecko
speciesUroplatus kelirambo
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33516.