Ailuronyx
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Lacertilia |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: | Ailuronyx Fitzinger, 1843 |
Ailuronyx is a small genus of geckos from Seychelles, commonly known as skin-sloughing geckos. They have a reputation for delicacy and especially for shedding strips of skin if handled.
Classification of genus Ailuronyx
- Seychelles bronze gecko, A. seychellensis
- Seychelles dwarf bronze gecko, A. tachyscopaeus
- Giant bronze gecko or yellow gecko, A. trachygaster
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