the genus "uroplatus" contains 14 species endemic to madagascar. "u. sameiti" was originally described as a subspecies of "u. sikorae", to which it is closely related, based on the light colouration of its oral mucosa. subsequent analysis has shown that this is not a diagnostic feature for distinguishing between these two highly similar species however, and more research will be needed to produce reliable morphological characters with which these two species may be distinguished.