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title: "Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko"
description: "Uroplatus sikorae — Répteis. Uroplatus sikorae, commonly referred to as the mossy leaf-tailed gecko or the southern flat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mossy-leaf-tailed-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko

> Uroplatus sikorae — Répteis. Uroplatus sikorae, commonly referred to as the mossy leaf-tailed gecko or the southern flat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

- Scientific name: *Uroplatus sikorae*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 858
- Wikidata: [Q2384229](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384229)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33517](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33517)

## Names

- en: Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
- de: Flechtengecko
- fr: Gecko-mousse à queue foliacée

## Countries with the most observations

MG (577)

## Summary

Uroplatus sikorae, commonly referred to as the mossy leaf-tailed gecko or the southern flat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It is a CITES II protected animal due to habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroplatus_sikorae

## Photo

![Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mossy-leaf-tailed-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111766917

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mossy-leaf-tailed-gecko?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).