Giant bronze gecko

The giant bronze gecko (Ailuronyx trachygaster) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae endemic to Seychelles.

Giant bronze gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ailuronyx
Species:
A. trachygaster
Binomial name
Ailuronyx trachygaster
(Duméril & Bibron, 1851)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Bunbury, N., Gerlach, J., Ineich, I. & Rocha, S. (2021). "Ailuronyx trachygaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T61430A179803011. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)



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