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The genus Paragehyra (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) in southern Madagascar
Author(s) -
Nussbaum R. A.,
Raxworthy C. J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1994.tb01558.x
Subject(s) - gekkonidae , rainforest , holotype , sauria , biology , genus , deciduous , ecology , type locality , montane ecology , taxonomy (biology) , lizard , zoology , squamata
Paragehyra Angel is a gekkonine genus endemic to Madagascar. From 1929 until the present, the genus was represented only by the holotype of the single known species. Paragehyra petiti. The type locality of P. petiti is in the driest part of Madagascar (south‐west) where rainless periods may exceed 11 months and the original vegetation consists of thorn scrub or dry deciduous forest. No new individuals of P. petiti were observed. However, a second, undescribed species of the genus was discovered in October 1990 on the opposite side of the island (south‐east) in primary‐low montane rainforest. The new form was observed at four localities at the southernmost extremity of rainforest in Madagascar.