Phelsuma hielscheri

Phelsuma hielscheri

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 hielscheri

Name

Phelsuma hielscheri Rösler, Obst & Seipp, 2001: 52

• Holotype: MTD 34210, collected by S. Henning, M. Hielscher, F.J. Obst and R. Seipp on March 1993.
• Type locality: “zirka 15 km südwestlich von Morondava, Westküste von Madagaskar”.
• Paratypes (n=2): MTD 34208-34209, same data as holotype.

References

Primary references

• Rösler, H., Obst, F.J. & Seipp, R. 2001. Eine neue Taggecko-Art von Westmadagaskar: Phelsuma hielscheri sp. n. (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen 51(6): 51–60. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phelsuma hielscheri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 January 2020.
• Raxworthy, C.J., Ratsoavina, F., Glaw, F., Rabibisoa, N., Rakotondrazafy, N.A. & Bora, P. 2011. IUCN: Phelsuma hielscheri  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172970A6950394. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172970A6950394.en

Vernacular names

English: Morondava Dat Gecko

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