Phelsuma madagascariensis

Phelsuma madagascariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species: Phelsuma madagascariensis
Subspecies (2): P. m. boehmei – P. m. madagascariensis

Name

Phelsuma madagascariensis (Gray, 1831)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.26.34, adult ♂, presented by J.E. Gray.
• Type locality: “Madagascar”.

Combinations

• Gecko madagascariensis Gray, 1831: 49 [original combination]
• Phelsuma madagascariensis — Gray, 1845: 166 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. V Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. BHL

Additional references

• Raxworthy, C.J., Ingram, C.M., Rabibisoa, N. & Pearson, R.G. 2007. Applications of Ecological Niche Modeling for Species Delimitation: A Review and Empirical Evaluation Using Day Geckos (Phelsuma) from Madagascar. Systematic Biology 56(6): 907–923. DOI: 10.1080/10635150701775111 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phelsuma madagascariensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 January 2020.
• Raxworthy, C.J., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2011. IUCN: Phelsuma madagascariensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172977A6951710. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172977A6951710.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gewöhnlicher Madagaskar-Taggecko
English: Common Madagascar Day Gecko
日本語: オオヒルヤモリ
中文: 马达加斯加残趾虎

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