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Angulated
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Phelsuma laticauda angularis |
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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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| Phelsuma laticaudata
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| Hatchling P. laticauda
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| Zoo, Copenhagen, Denmark
(Photo: © Johnny Jensen) |
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Scientific Name
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Phelsuma laticauda angularis
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English Name
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Golddust day gecko
Flat-tail day gecko
Angulated day gecko
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French Name
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Local French Name
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Creole Name
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Habitat
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Geographic Range
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NW-Madagascar
Mauritius
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Status
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CITES Protected Appendix II
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Overall Length
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4-5"
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Chordata
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Sub phylum
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Vertebrata
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Class
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Reptilia
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Sub class
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Lepidosauria
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Order
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Squamata
(snakes and lizards)
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Suborder
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Sauria
(Lacertilia) - Lizards
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Infraorder
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Gekkota
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Family
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Gekkonidae
(Geckos)
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Subfamilia
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Gekkoninae
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Genus
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Phelsuma (Day Geckos)
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Species
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Phelsuma laticauda
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Subspecies
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Phelsuma laticauda laticauda (Madagascar, Comoro Island, Farquhar
Island)
Phelsuma laticauda angularis (Mauritius)
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Taxon Description
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Mertens, 1964
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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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