Uroplatus
Sign in to saveUroplatus (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat") is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as leaf-tail geckos or flat-tailed geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands, such as Nosy Be. They are nocturnal, insectivorous lizards found exclusively in primary and secondary forest.
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Uroplatus (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat") is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as leaf-tail geckos or flat-tailed geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands, such as Nosy Be. They are nocturnal, insectivorous lizards found exclusively in primary and secondary forest.
==Etymology== The generic name, Uroplatus, is a Latinization of two Greek words: "ourá" (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and "platys" (πλατύς) meaning "flat".