NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
giant leaf-tail gecko
Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The giant leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus giganteus) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It can reach a snout–vent length of 20 cm and a total length of 32.2 cm. The giant leaf-tail gecko has eyes approximately 350x more sensitive to light than a humans, allowing it to see in color at night.
Wikipedia contributors, Giant leaf-tail gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:32:42.219521+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006
- Name authority
- Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006
- Common name
- giant leaf-tail gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Uroplatus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusUroplatus
- speciesUroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Uroplatus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Flat-tail GeckoUroplatus sikorae Boettger, 1913 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nosy Be FIat-tail GeckoUroplatus ebenaui (Boettger, 1879) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Northern Flat-tail GeckoUroplatus alluaudi Mocquard, 1894 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uroplatus malahelo Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spiny Leaf-tailed GeckoUroplatus pietschmanni Böhle & Schönecker, 2004 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uroplatus fetsy Ratsoavina, Scherz, Tolley, Raselimanana, Glaw & Vences, 2019 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uroplatus finaritra Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Scherz, Rakotoarison, Razafindraibe, Glaw & Vences, 2019 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uroplatus kelirambo Ratsoavina, Gehring, Scherz, Vieites, Glaw & Vences, 2017 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uroplatus fangorn Ratsoavina, Glaw, Raselimanana, Rakotoarison, Vieites, Hawlitschek, Vences & Scherz, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uroplatus fivehy Ratsoavina, Glaw, Raselimanana, Rakotoarison, Vieites, Hawlitschek, Vences & Scherz, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uroplatus garamaso Glaw, Köhler, Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Crottini, Gehring, Böhme, Scherz & Vences, 2023 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Uroplatus&species=giganteus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7DXD6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.