Giant bronze gecko

(Ailuronyx trachygaster)

Description

Ailuronyx trachygaster is a herring species described by André Marie Constant Duméril in 1851.The species is part of the genus Ailuronyx and the family gecko leaves.IUCN categorizes Ailuronyx trachygaster globally as vulnerable.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Gekkonidae

Genus:Ailuronyx

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