Blaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos, and formerly considered part of the genus Homopholis.

Description

The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.

Species

The following six species are recognized.

  • Blaesodactylus ambonihazo <small>Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011</small>
  • Blaesodactylus antongilensis <small>(Böhme & Meier, 1980)</small>
  • Blaesodactylus boivini <small>(A.M.C. Duméril, 1856)</small>
  • Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus <small>Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015</small>
  • Blaesodactylus sakalava <small>(Grandidier, 1867)</small>
  • Blaesodactylus victori <small>Iniech, Glaw & Vences, 2016</small>

References

Further reading

  • Boettger O. 1893. Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Blaesodactlus, new genus, p.&nbsp;32).