Blaesodactylus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Blaesodactylus
Species: B. ambonihazo – B. antongilensis - B. boivini – B. microtuberculatus – B. sakalava – B. victori

Name

Blaesodactylus
References

Bauer, A.M. et al. 2011: New species of Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantsika National Park in north-western Madagascar. Zootaxa, 2942: 57–68. Preview
Ineich, I., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2016. A new species of Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tsingy limestone outcrops in Namoroka National Park, north-western Madagascar. Zootaxa 4109(5): 523–541. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.5.2. Reference page.
Jono, T., Bauer, A.M., Brennan, I.G. & Mori, A. 2015. New species of Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tsingy karstic outcrops in Ankarana National Park, northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3980(3): 406–416. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.4. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Velvet Geckos

Blaesodactylus is a small 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.[2][3]

Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011[4]
Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980)
Blaesodactylus boivini (A.M.C. Duméril, 1856)
Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015
Blaesodactylus sakalava (Grandidier, 1867)
Blaesodactylus victori Iniech, Glaw & Vences, 2016

References

Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Gekkota/Gekkonidae.
ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org

Bauer AM, Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Vences M. (2011). "New species of Blaseodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ankarafantiska National Park in north-western Madagascar." Zootaxa 2942: 57-68.