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Mauritius
Spotted Day Gecko
Phelsuma guttata |
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| Spotted Day Gecko - Phelsuma
guttata |
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| P. madagascariensis
grandis photo taken in Canyon Grand, Ankarana Special Reserve - dry tropical
forest, Madagascar photo by David Parks Next Page P. guttata, from a few
km south of Sambava, Madagascar in an area of degraded rainforest photo
by David Parks |
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| Phelsuma guttata female
photo by Bill Love |
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| Hardy and relatively inexpensive species. In the wild this species
lives in an area of scrub and banana plants that were formerly primary
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Scientific Name
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Phelsuma guttata
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English Name
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Spotted Day Gecko, Coppery day gecko
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Habitat
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Geographic Range
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Mauritius, Madagascar ?
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Status
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CITES Protected Appendix II
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Overall Length
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3˝-5"
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References
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Mertens (1963) Senck. Biol. 44: 349-356
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Mertens (1963) Mauritius Institute Bulletin, 5:299-305.
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Vinson etc. (1969) Mauritius Institute Bulletin, 6:203-320
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Mckeown (1996) Field Guide Rept. Amph. Hawaiian Islands.
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Rösler (2000) Gekkota 2: 28-153
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Rösler (2001) Gekkota 3: 47-73
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Credits
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Much of the information and pictures in this page courtesy Rob
Huigsloot and his web site www.groenebeestjes.nl
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