Satanic leaf-tailed gecko  (Uroplatus phantasticus)

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Glossary

Arboreal: An animal which lives or spends a large amount of time in trees.
Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Mimicry: A phenomenon in which a species gains an advantage by closely resembling another species in appearance or behaviour.
Nocturnal: Active at night.
Oviparous: The method of reproduction in which eggs are laid and embryos develop outside of the mother's body.

References

  1. CITES (July, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  2. Uroplatus Geckos of Madagascar (December, 2007)
    http://www.gherp.com/gherp/pages/uroplatus.htm
  3. Halliday, T. and Adler, K. (2002) The New Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. Bauer, A. and Russell, A. (1989) A systematic review of the genus Uroplatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with comments on its biology. Journal of Natural History, 23: 169 - 203.
  5. CITES. (2004) Consideration of Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II, Proposal 27. Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, The Hague. Available at:
    http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/13/prop/index.shtml
  6. Nussbaum, R.A. and Raxworthy, C.J. (1995) New Uroplatus Duméril (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the ebenaui-Group from the Anosy Mountains of Southern Madagascar. Copeia, 1995 (1): 118 - 124.