Uroplatus is a genus of geckos, family Gekkonidae, known as leaf-tailed geckos, comprising 22 recognized species endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands such as Nosy Be. These nocturnal, arboreal geckos range roughly 10 to 30 centimeters in total length and show highly cryptic coloration, mostly grayish brown to black or greenish brown with markings resembling tree bark, aided by dermal flaps along the body that scatter shadows and conceal their outline; some species mimic twigs and leaves while others resemble bark. The genus is insectivorous and holds the largest number of marginal teeth among all living amniotes, along with a distinctive laryngotracheal complex, and represents a case of convergent evolution with the superficially similar Australian leaf-tail geckos of unrelated genera.
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus fimbriatus
Source Wikidata: Cork-bark Leaf-tailed Gecko
Source Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Wikidata)
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus guentheri
Source Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Wikidata)
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus lineatus
Source Uroplatus sikorae (Wikidata)
Source Uroplatus phantasticus (Wikidata)
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus ebenaui
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ882271, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Uroplatus
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
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Uroplatus (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat") 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.
View the SourceWikidata: Uroplatus
Wikidata Q882271, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Uroplatus phantasticus (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q882271 (Uroplatus)View the Source Uroplatus sikorae (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q882271 (Uroplatus)View the Source Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q882271 (Uroplatus)View the Source Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q882271 (Uroplatus)View the Source Wikidata: Cork-bark Leaf-tailed Gecko
Parent Taxon Of: Cork-bark Leaf-tailed Gecko, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus fimbriatus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Common Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Common Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon record
"genus": "Uroplatus"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus ebenaui
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon record
"genus": "Uroplatus"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus lineatus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Lined Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Lined Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon record
"genus": "Uroplatus"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Uroplatus guentheri
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko, Taxon record
"genus": "Uroplatus"
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