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Uroplatus finaritra Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Scherz, Rakotoarison, Razafindraibe, Glaw & Vences, 2019

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

Uroplatus finaritra is a species of leaf-tailed gecko native to Madagascar. It can be found in Marojejy National Park, on the island's northeastern side.

Locally, it is called "tahafisaka" and experts believe that it may be listed as an endangered species.

Wikipedia contributors, Uroplatus finaritra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:57:17.037199+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Uroplatus finaritra Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Scherz, Rakotoarison, Razafindraibe, Glaw & Vences, 2019
Name authority
Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Scherz, Rakotoarison, Razafindraibe, Glaw & Vences, 2019
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusUroplatus
  13. speciesUroplatus finaritra Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Scherz, Rakotoarison, Razafindraibe, Glaw & Vences, 2019

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Uroplatus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Southern Flat-tail GeckoUroplatus sikorae Boettger, 1913GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nosy Be FIat-tail GeckoUroplatus ebenaui (Boettger, 1879)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Northern Flat-tail GeckoUroplatus alluaudi Mocquard, 1894GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Uroplatus malahelo Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Spiny Leaf-tailed GeckoUroplatus pietschmanni Böhle & Schönecker, 2004GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
giant leaf-tail geckoUroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme, 2006GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Uroplatus fetsy Ratsoavina, Scherz, Tolley, Raselimanana, Glaw & Vences, 2019GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Uroplatus kelirambo Ratsoavina, Gehring, Scherz, Vieites, Glaw & Vences, 2017GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Uroplatus fangorn Ratsoavina, Glaw, Raselimanana, Rakotoarison, Vieites, Hawlitschek, Vences & Scherz, 2020GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Uroplatus fivehy Ratsoavina, Glaw, Raselimanana, Rakotoarison, Vieites, Hawlitschek, Vences & Scherz, 2020GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Uroplatus garamaso Glaw, Köhler, Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Crottini, Gehring, Böhme, Scherz & Vences, 2023GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

N Madagascar (Marojejy National Park)

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.

  1. RATSOAVINA, FANOMEZANA MIHAJA; ACHILLE P. RASELIMANANA, MARK D. SCHERZ, ANDOLALAO RAKOTOARISON, JARY H. RAZAFINDRAIBE, FRANK GLAW, MIGUEL VENCES. (2019). Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4545 (4): 563–577. 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:8GQJD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.