''Paragehyra'' is a
genus
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of
lizard
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s in the
family
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Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus is
endemic
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to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
Species
The genus ''Paragehyra'' contains the following
species
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.
[. www.reptile-database.org.]
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Paragehyra austini''
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Paragehyra felicitae''
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Paragehyra gabriellae''
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Paragehyra petiti
Angel's petite gecko (''Paragehyra petiti'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, ''petiti'', is in honor of French ornithologist Louis Petit, fils (1856-1943).Beole ...
'' – Angel's petite gecko
References
Further reading
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Angel F (1929). "''Description d'un gecko nouveau, de Madagascar'' ". ''Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France'' 54: 489-491. (''Paragehyra'', new genus; ''P. petiti'', new species). (in
French
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).
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Lizard genera
Taxa named by Fernand Angel