The lined flat-tail gecko (''Uroplatus lineatus'') is a

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which is found in eastern

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and on the island Nosy Bohara. These geckos live on trees in tropical rain forests and on bamboo plants. They reach a total length of 270 mm. Threats to this species are posed by

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and

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Taxonomy and etymology

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Uroplatus ''Uroplatus'' is a genus of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout t ...

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words: "ourá" (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and "platys" (πλατύς) meaning "flat". Its specific name, ''lineatus'', is the Latin word for "lined" in reference to the longitudinal stripes on the lizard's body.

References

lineatus Reptiles of Africa Endemic fauna of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1836 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron {{Gecko-stub