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Seychelles bronze gecko

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Seychelles bronze gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ailuronyx
Species:
A. seychellensis
Binomial name
Ailuronyx seychellensis
(Duméril & Bibron, 1834)

The Seychelles bronze gecko (Ailuronyx seychellensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae 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 forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Seychelles bronze gecko on a male coco de mer in Valle de Mai, Praslin, Seychelles

References

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  1. ^ Gerlach, J.; Ineich, I. (2006). "Ailuronyx seychellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61428A12481816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61428A12481816.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.