Seychelles Bronze Gecko
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| Seychelles Bronze Gecko | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Ailuronyx |
| Species: | A. seychellensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ailuronyx seychellensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1834) |
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The Seychelles Bronze Gecko (Ailuronyx seychellensis) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Gerlach, J. & Ineich, I. 2006. Ailuronyx seychellensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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