Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Gekkonidae Indian Ocean Taxonomy of the genus Uroplatus Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae Bibliography of the genus Uroplatus (Madagascar Leaf-tailed Geckos) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Uroplatus in general Angel, F. 1929. Contribution a l'étude systematique des Lezards appartenant aux genres Uroplatus et Brookesia. Memoires Academie Malgache 9: 1-63. Baldwin, R. 1999. Uroplatus. Devils in the mist. Reptilia (GB) 6: 43-49. Bauer, A.M.; Russell, A.P. 1989. A systematic review of the genus Uroplatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with comments on its biology. Journal of Natural History 23(1): 169-203. Böhme, W.; Henkel, F.W. 1995. Studien an Uroplatus 2. Der Artenkomplex um Uroplatus ebenaui Boettger, 1879, mit Bemerkungen zu Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1908. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 17(94): 11-23. Böhme, W.; Ibisch, P. 1990. Studien an Uroplatus. 1. Der Uroplatus -fimbriatus-Komplex. Salamandra 26(4): 246-259. Both, A.R. 2000. Madagascar leaf-tail geckos Uroplatus. Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist 6(3): 8-12, 14-16. Cooper, W.E.; Habegger, J.J. 2000. Lingual and biting responses to food chemicals by some eublepharid and gekkonid geckos. Journal of Herpetology 34(3): 360-368. Daoues, K.; Girard, F. 2005. Note on the leaf-tail geckos of the Uroplatus ebenaui-Group. Gekko 4(2): 40-41. Gehring, P.S. 2012. Seelenräuber mit Haftlamellen – Madagassische Plattschwanzgeckos der Gattung Uroplatus. Draco 13(52): 4-17. Greenbaum, E.; Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Vences, M.; Glaw, F. 2007. A phylogeny of the enigmatic Madagascan geckos of the genus Uroplatus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 1493: 41-51. Henkel, F.D. 1992. Captive care of two gecko genera: Chondrodactylus and Uroplatus. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40: 78-79. Pearson, R.G.; Raxworthy, C.J. 2009. The evolution of local endemism in Madagascar: watershed versus climatic gradient hypotheses evaluated by null biogeographic models. Evolution 63(4): 959-967. Pearson, R.G.; Raxworthy, C.J.; Nakamura, M.; Peterson, A.T. 2007. Predicting species distributions from small numbers of occurrence records: a test case using cryptic geckos in Madagascar. Journal of Biogeography 34(1): 102-117. Ratsoavina, F.M.; Gehring, P.S. 2012. Naturschätze Madagaskars: Plattschwanzgeckos und ihr Schutz. Draco 13(52): 65-71. Ratsoavina, F.M.; Raminosoa, N.R.; Louis, E.E.; Raselimanana, A.P.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2013. An overview of Madagascar's leaf tailed geckos (genus Uroplatus): species boundaries, candidate species and review of geographical distribution based on molecular data. Salamandra 49(3): 115-148. Raxworthy, C.J.; Pearson, R.G.; Zimkus, B.M.; Reddy, S.; Deo, A.J.; Nussbaum, R.A.; Ingram, C.M. 2008. Continental speciation in the tropics: contrasting biogeographic patterns of divergence in the Uroplatus leaf-tailed gecko radiation of Madagascar. Journal of Zoology (London) 275(4): 423-440. Rösler, H.; Böhme, W. 2006. Peculiarities of the hemipenes of the gekkonid lizard genera Aristelliger Cope, 1861 and Uroplatus Dumeril, 1806. pp. 121-124. In: Vences, M.; Köhler, J.; Ziegler, T. & Böhme, W. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 27 September - 2 October 2005, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 262 pp. Russell, M. 1996. Natural history and captive care of leaf-tailed geckos with emphasis on Uroplatus fimbriatus. Vivarium (Lakeside) 7(5): 6-9. Schimmenti, G.; Jesu, R. 1997. Some significant reptile discoveries from the Antsingy Forest ("Tsingy de Bemaraha" massif, western Madagascar). pp. 317-329. In: Böhme, W.; Bischoff, W. & Ziegler, T. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis. Proceedings of the 8th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 23-27 August 1995, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 414 pp. Schönecker, P. 2004. Plattschwanzgeckos - Die Gattung Uroplatus. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 62 pp. Smith, H.M.; Lanham, U.N.; Loveridge, A. 1983. Uroplat- as the stem of family-group names in Amphibia [Reptilia] and Insecta (Coleoptera): proposals to remove the homonymy. Z.N.(S.) 2373. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 40(1): 62-64. Spiess, P. 1997. Leaf-tail geckos: Uroplatus. A gallery of bizarre species. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine 50: 14-20. Svatek, S.; Duin, S. van 2003. Plattschwanzgeckos. Die Gattung Uroplatus. Brähmer, Elze. 162 pp. Svatek, S.; Duin, S. van 2003. Leaf-tailed geckos. The genus Uroplatus. Brähmer, Elze. 162 pp. The editors of Draco. 2012. Uroplatus - Madagassische Kobolde in Natur und Terrarium. Draco 13(52): 1-79. Webb, C.S. 1947. Queer geckos from Madagascar. Zoo Life 2(4): 127-128. Uroplatus alluaudi Andreone, F.; Aprea, G. 2006. A new finding of Uroplatus alluaudi in north-eastern Madagascar widens considerably its distribution range (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Acta Herpetologica 1(2): 121-125. Uroplatus ebenaui Angel, F. 1930. Sur Uroplatus phantasticus Boulgr. et Uroplatus schneideri Lamberton. Bull. Acad. Malgache N.S. 13: 105-108. Böhme, W.; Henkel, F.W. 1995. Studien an Uroplatus 2. Der Artenkomplex um Uroplatus ebenaui Boettger, 1879, mit Bemerkungen zu Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1908. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 17(94): 11-23. Daoues, K.; Girard, F. 2005. Note on the leaf-tail geckos of the Uroplatus ebenaui-Group. Gekko 4(2): 40-41. Lamberton, M. 1914. Description d'un nouvel Uroplate de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 19 [1913]: 558-562. Mocquard, M.F. 1915. Rectification: Uroplatus schneideri Lamberton est identique a Ur. ebenaui. Boettger. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 1915: 13-14. Ratsoavina, F.M.; Vences, M.; Louis, E.E. 2012. Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos in the Uroplatus ebenaui group. African Journal of Herpetology 61(2): 143-158. Uroplatus fiera Ratsoavina, F.M.; Ranjanaharisoa, A.A.; Glaw, F.; Raselimanana, A.P.; Miralles, A.; Vences, M. 2015. A new leaf-tailed gecko of the Uroplatus ebenaui group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar's central eastern rainforests. Zootaxa 4006(1): 143–160. Uroplatus fimbriatus Areste, M.; Farriols, J.L. 1998. Uroplatus fimbriatus. "Plattschwanzgecko". Reptilia (D) 3(14): 47-50. Capezzone, F. 1995. A note on hybridisation between Uroplatus fimbriatus and Uroplatus henkeli. Herptile 20(1): 45. Foley, S.C. 1996. Maintenance and propagation of three species of Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos of the genus Uroplatus at the Riverbanks Zoo. American Zoo and Aquarium Association Regional Conference Proceedings 1996: 253-257. Furrer, S. 2012. Erfahrungen mit der Haltung von Plattschwanzgeckos (Uroplatus fimbriatus) im Masoala-Regenwald des Zoo Zürich, Schweiz. Draco 13(52): 72-77. Gehring, P.S.; Siarabi, S.; Scherz, M.D.; Ratsoavina, F.M.; Rakotoarison, A.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2018. Genetic differentiation and species status of the large-bodied leaf-tailed geckos Uroplatus fimbriatus and U. giganteus. Salamandra 54(2): 132-146 (+ supplementary material). Glaw, F.; Kosuch, J.; Henkel, F.W.; Sound, P.; Böhme, W. 2006. Genetic and morphological variation of the leaf-tailed gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus from Madagascar, with description of a new giant species. Salamandra 42(2-3): 129-144. Haupl, M. 1980. Das Schädelskelett einiger Arten der Fam. Gekkonidae. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 83: 479-518. Henkel, F.W. 1992. Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae. Uroplatus fimbriatus (Schneider). Sauria (Berlin) 14(1-4): 229-232. Krapp, F. 1963. Beobachtungen am Plattschwanzgecko. Natur und Museum 93: 435-442. Krapp, F. 1993. Observations on the leaf-tailed gecko. Dactylus 2(1): 5-11. (Reprinted from: Natur und Museum (Frankfurt) 93(11) 1963: 435-442). Meier, H. 1991. Is breeding success possible with Uroplatus fimbriatus (Schneider 1797)? Dactylus 1(1): 13-16. Rickert, M. 1996. Der Blattschwanzgecko Uroplatus fimbriatus aus Madagaskar. TI-Magazin 130: 45-47. Rittenhouse, D.R.; Russell, A.P.; Bauer, A.M. 1997. Laryngotracheal morphology of the Uroplatus fimbriatus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae): yet another autapomorphic organ system in a group of highly aberrant geckos. African Journal of Herpetology 46(1): 36-48. Rothschild, W. 1903. Note on Uroplates fimbriatus lichenius, subsp. nov. Novitates Zoologicae 10: 490. Russell, M. 1996. Natural history and captive care of leaf-tailed geckos with emphasis on Uroplatus fimbriatus. Vivarium (Lakeside) 7(5): 6-9. Veraldi, M. 1955. Les lezards arboricoles. C. R. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 7: 112-113. Wright, K.M. 1994. The importance of rain chambers in herpetoculture. Vivarium (Lakeside) 6(1): 38-40. Uroplatus finiavana Ratsoavina, F.M.; Louis, E.E.; Crottini, A.; Randrianiaina, R.D.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2011. A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group. Zootaxa 3022: 39-57. Uroplatus fotsivava Ratsoavina, F.M.; Gehring, P.S.; Scherz, M.D.; Vieites, D.R.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2017. Two new species of leaf-tailed geckos (Uroplatus) from the Tsaratanana mountain massif in northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4347(3): 446–464. Uroplatus giganteus Gehring, P.S.; Siarabi, S.; Scherz, M.D.; Ratsoavina, F.M.; Rakotoarison, A.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2018. Genetic differentiation and species status of the large-bodied leaf-tailed geckos Uroplatus fimbriatus and U. giganteus. Salamandra 54(2): 132-146 (+ supplementary material). Glaw, F.; Kosuch, J.; Henkel, F.W.; Sound, P.; Böhme, W. 2006. Genetic and morphological variation of the leaf-tailed gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus from Madagascar, with description of a new giant species. Salamandra 42(2-3): 129-144. Schönecker, P. 2009. Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Boehme, 2006. Riesenplattschwanzgecko. Reptilia (D) 14(75): 47-50. Uroplatus guentheri Böhme, W.; Henkel, F.W. 1995. Studien an Uroplatus 2. Der Artenkomplex um Uroplatus ebenaui Boettger, 1879, mit Bemerkungen zu Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1908. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 17(94): 11-23. Hilgartner, R.; Raoilison-Hilgartner, M. 2006. Freilandbeobachtungen an einem Plattschwanzgecko. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 59(8): 24-27. Knitter, K.; Klusmeyer, B. 2005. Kontinuierliche Nachzucht von Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1908. Sauria (Berlin) 27(2): 37-46. Mocquard, F. 1909. Descriptions de quelques reptiles et d'un batracien nouveaux de la collection du Museum. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 1908: 259-262. Russell, A.P.; Bauer, A.M. 1988. Rediscovery of Uroplatus guentheri (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 9(4): 961-966. Schimmenti, G.; Jesu, R. 1997. Some significant reptile discoveries from the Antsingy Forest ("Tsingy de Bemaraha" massif, western Madagascar). pp. 317-329. In: Böhme, W.; Bischoff, W. & Ziegler, T. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis. Proceedings of the 8th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 23-27 August 1995, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 414 pp. Schoenecker, P. 2012. Biologie, Haltung und langjährige Nachzucht von Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1980 bis zur vierten Filialgeneration. Draco 13(52): 34-45. Uroplatus henkeli Böhme, W.; Ibisch, P. 1990. Studien an Uroplatus. 1. Der Uroplatus -fimbriatus-Komplex. Salamandra 26(4): 246-259. Burger, R.M. 1993. Leaftailed geckos: some notes on the maintenance and reproduction of Uroplatus henkeli (Bohme & Ibish). Dactylus 1(4): 11-16. Capezzone, F. 1995. A note on hybridisation between Uroplatus fimbriatus and Uroplatus henkeli. Herptile 20(1): 45. Foley, S.C. 1996. Maintenance and propagation of three species of Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos of the genus Uroplatus at the Riverbanks Zoo. American Zoo and Aquarium Association Regional Conference Proceedings 1996: 253-257. Foley, S.C.; Pfaff, S. 2005. Evidence of sexual dimorphism in neonate Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus henkeli. Herpetological Review 36(2): 156-157. Meister, N. 2002. A great gecko to keep - Uroplatus henkeli in captivity. Gekko 2(2): 36-40. Schimmenti, G.; Jesu, R. 1997. Some significant reptile discoveries from the Antsingy Forest ("Tsingy de Bemaraha" massif, western Madagascar). pp. 317-329. In: Böhme, W.; Bischoff, W. & Ziegler, T. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis. Proceedings of the 8th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 23-27 August 1995, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 414 pp. Schmidt, W.; Muller, V. 1996. Der Blattschwanzgecko Uroplatus henkeli im Terrarium. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 49(2): 103-106. Tomey, W.A. 1993. Ein Plattschwanzgecko von Madagaskar Uroplatus henkeli. Aquarium (Bornheim) 285: 25-28. Uroplatus kelirambo Ratsoavina, F.M.; Gehring, P.S.; Scherz, M.D.; Vieites, D.R.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2017. Two new species of leaf-tailed geckos (Uroplatus) from the Tsaratanana mountain massif in northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4347(3): 446–464. Uroplatus lineatus Pietschmann, J.; Klusmeyer, B. 1999. Bemerkungen zur Haltung und Nachzucht des Bambus-Blattschwanzgeckos - Uroplatus lineatus (Dumeril & Bibron, 1836). Sauria (Berlin) 21(2): 39-45. Rösler, H.; Böhme, W. 2006. Peculiarities of the hemipenes of the gekkonid lizard genera Aristelliger Cope, 1861 and Uroplatus Dumeril, 1806. pp. 121-124. In: Vences, M.; Köhler, J.; Ziegler, T. & Böhme, W. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 27 September - 2 October 2005, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 262 pp. Uroplatus malahelo Nussbaum, R.A.; Raxworthy, C.J. 1994. A new species of Uroplatus Dumeril (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern Madagascar. Herpetologica 50(3): 319-325. Uroplatus malama Nussbaum, R.A.; Raxworthy, C.J. 1995. New Uroplatus Dumeril (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the ebenaui-group from the Anosy Mountains of Southern Madagascar. Copeia 1995(1): 118-124. Uroplatus phantasticus Anonymous. 2007. Uroplatus phantasticus: satanic leaf-tailed gecko Boulenger, 1888. Reptilia (GB) 54: 43-46. Angel, F. 1930. Sur Uroplatus phantasticus Boulgr. et Uroplatus schneideri Lamberton. Bull. Acad. Malgache N.S. 13: 105-108. Foley, S.C. 1996. Maintenance and propagation of three species of Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos of the genus Uroplatus at the Riverbanks Zoo. American Zoo and Aquarium Association Regional Conference Proceedings 1996: 253-257. Gibson, L. 2013. Uroplatus phantasticus Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko, Eyelash Leaf-tail or Fantastic Leaf-tail. Herptile 38(4): 119-129. Gundy, R. 2002. GGA cares for... Uroplatus phantasticus. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) (9): 4-6. Volta, K.U.; Hoehne, P. 2012. Ein Gespenst im Terrarium – die erfolgreiche Haltung und Zucht von Uroplatus phantasticus (Boulenger, 1888). Draco 13(52): 46-52. Uroplatus pietschmanni Bohle, A.; Schoenecker, P. 2003. Eine neue Art der Gattung Uroplatus Dumeril, 1805 aus Ost-Madagaskar (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 39(3-4): 129-138. Foley, S.C. 2006. Husbandry and reproduction of the Spiny Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus pietschmanni at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Gekko 5(1): 5-12. Schoenecker, P.; Boehle, A. 2004. Neues aus Madagaskar: Haltung, Zucht und Lebensweise von Uroplatus pietschmanni Boehle et Schönecker, 2004. Draco 5(2) (18): 40-44. Uroplatus sameiti Böhme, W.; Ibisch, P. 1990. Studien an Uroplatus. 1. Der Uroplatus -fimbriatus-Komplex. Salamandra 26(4): 246-259. Kaloloha, A.; Misandeau, C.; Gehring, P.S. 2011. Notes on the diversity and natural history of the snake fauna of Ambodiriana-Manompana, a protected rainforest site in north-eastern Madagascar. Herpetology Notes 4: 397-402. Saint Dizier, H. 2006. Uroplatus sikorae sikorae and Uroplatus sikorae sameiti: Mossy Leaf-Tail Gecko. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) 18: 5-8. Uroplatus sikorae Gehring, P.S. 2012. Erfahrungen in der Haltung und Nachzucht des Flechtenplattschwanzgeckos (Uroplatus sikorae Boettger, 1913). Draco 13(52): 54-64. Girard, F. 1995. Observations sur l'incubation et l'elevage du gecko malgache Uroplatus sikorae Boettger, 1913. Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 22(3-4): 105-106. Rittenhouse, D.R.; Russell, A.P.; Bauer, A.M. 1997. Laryngotracheal morphology of the Uroplatus fimbriatus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae): yet another autapomorphic organ system in a group of highly aberrant geckos. African Journal of Herpetology 46(1): 36-48. Saint Dizier, H. 2006. Uroplatus sikorae sikorae and Uroplatus sikorae sameiti: Mossy Leaf-Tail Gecko. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) 18: 5-8.