Blaesodactylus

Blaesodactylus is a genus of six species of lizards, endemic to Madagascar, commonly known as velvet geckos,^[2] and formerly considered part of the genus Homopholis.

Blaesodactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Uroplatinae
Genus:	Blaesodactylus Boettger, 1893[1]

Description

The species are generally similar, with small, conical scales on their dorsal surfaces, with overall dullish coloration, and a pattern of distinct transverse bands.

Species

The following six species are recognized.^[3][4]

• Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences, 2011^[5]
• Blaesodactylus antongilensis (Böhme & Meier, 1980)
• Blaesodactylus boivini (A.M.C. Duméril, 1856)
• Blaesodactylus microtuberculatus Jono, Brennan, Bauer & Glaw, 2015
• Blaesodactylus sakalava (Grandidier, 1867)
• Blaesodactylus victori Iniech, Glaw & Vences, 2016