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{{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Phelsuma astriata semicarinata}} |
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| image = Phelsuma astriata semicarinata imported from iNaturalist photo 64969597 on 7 April 2021.jpg |
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{{Taxobox regnum entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}} |
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| genus = Phelsuma |
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{{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}} |
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| species = astriata |
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{{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]}} |
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| subspecies = semicarinata |
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{{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Squamata]]}} |
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| authority = [[Anthony S. Cheke|Cheke]], 1976 |
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{{Taxobox subordo entry | taxon = [[Sauria]]}} |
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| synonyms = ''Phelsuma astriata'' - <small>Kluge, 1993</small> |
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{{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Gekkonidae]]}} |
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{{Taxobox subfamilia entry | taxon = [[Gekkoninae]]}} |
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{{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Phelsuma]]''}} |
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{{Taxobox species entry | taxon = ''[[Phelsuma astriata|P. astriata]]''}} |
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{{Taxobox subspecies entry | taxon = '''''P. a. semicarinata'''''}} |
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'''''Phelsuma astriata semicarinata''''' |
'''''Phelsuma astriata semicarinata''''' is a [[subspecies]] of [[Seychelles day gecko]]. It is a small, slender [[gecko]], has a bright green colour and feeds on insects. It is found on different islands of the [[Seychelles]], where it often lives near human dwellings. |
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== Description |
== Description == |
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The body of this smallish day gecko is lime green with rost-coloured dots and bars on the back which are irregularly shaped. Those |
The body of this smallish [[day gecko]] is lime green with rost-coloured dots and bars on the back which are irregularly shaped. Those reddish dots form a thin mid-dorsdal stripe, which may be broken and may have some bars extending from it. There is a rust-coloured stripe between the nostril and the eye. On the head there is a rust-coloured, v-shaped marking with two transverse bars. Males often have a bluish or turquoise coloured tail and lower back. On both sides of the snout, a reddish-brown stripe is extending from the nostrils to the eye. The undersurface of the body is white. These lizards reach a total length of about 12.5 cm. |
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== Distribution |
== Distribution == |
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This gecko is endemic to the Seychelles island Praslin but it has also been introduced to [[La Réunion]], where it had been recorded first in 2004.<ref>{{in lang|fr}}[Mozzi, Déso & Probst, 2005. Un nouveau gecko vert introduit à la Réunion: Le Phelsuma astriata semicarinata (Cheke, 1982). - Bulletin Phaethon 21: 1-4 http://reptilvar.free.fr/Gecko_introduit_Reunion.pdf]</ref> |
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This gecko is endemic to the Seychelles island Praslin. |
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== Habitat |
== Habitat == |
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This species is typically found on coconut palms and banana trees. It often lives near human settlements. |
This species is typically found on coconut palms and banana trees. It often lives near human settlements. |
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== Diet |
== Diet == |
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These day geckos feed on insects, fruit, nectar and pollen. |
These day geckos feed on insects, small spiders, fruit, nectar and pollen. |
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''Phelsuma astriata semicarinata'' normally lays two 10 mm large eggs. The eggs are glued to leaves, trunks or at human dwellings in a protected and elevated location. Often, many females use communal nests to lay their eggs. |
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''Phelsuma astriata semicarinata'' normally lays two 10 mm large eggs. The eggs are not glued to leaves, as this species is among the "non-gluer" variety. Eggs should generally hatch in 70 – 75 days and should be incubated at approximately 25 degrees Celsius.<ref>Day Geckos in Captivity by Lean and Greg Christenson, Page 114 (2002)</ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
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*McKeown, Sean (1993) ''The general care and maintenance of day geckos''. Advanced Vivarium Systems, Lakeside CA. |
*McKeown, Sean (1993) ''The general care and maintenance of day geckos''. Advanced Vivarium Systems, Lakeside CA. |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Reptiles of Seychelles]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 25 April 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Phelsuma |
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| Subspecies: | P. a. semicarinata
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| Trinomial name | |
| Phelsuma astriata semicarinata Cheke, 1976
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Phelsuma astriata - Kluge, 1993 | |
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata is a subspecies of Seychelles day gecko. It is a small, slender gecko, has a bright green colour and feeds on insects. It is found on different islands of the Seychelles, where it often lives near human dwellings.
Description
[edit]The body of this smallish day gecko is lime green with rost-coloured dots and bars on the back which are irregularly shaped. Those reddish dots form a thin mid-dorsdal stripe, which may be broken and may have some bars extending from it. There is a rust-coloured stripe between the nostril and the eye. On the head there is a rust-coloured, v-shaped marking with two transverse bars. Males often have a bluish or turquoise coloured tail and lower back. On both sides of the snout, a reddish-brown stripe is extending from the nostrils to the eye. The undersurface of the body is white. These lizards reach a total length of about 12.5 cm.
Distribution
[edit]This gecko is endemic to the Seychelles island Praslin but it has also been introduced to La Réunion, where it had been recorded first in 2004.[1]
Habitat
[edit]This species is typically found on coconut palms and banana trees. It often lives near human settlements.
Diet
[edit]These day geckos feed on insects, small spiders, fruit, nectar and pollen.
Reproduction
[edit]Phelsuma astriata semicarinata normally lays two 10 mm large eggs. The eggs are not glued to leaves, as this species is among the "non-gluer" variety. Eggs should generally hatch in 70 – 75 days and should be incubated at approximately 25 degrees Celsius.[2]
Care and maintenance in captivity
[edit]Phelsuma astriata semicarinata should be housen in pairs. They need a vertically oriented and well planted terrarium with vertically oriented and horizontally oriented bambus sticks as thick as a thumb.
Bibliography
[edit]- Henkel, F.-W. and W. Schmidt (1995) Amphibien und Reptilien Madagaskars, der Maskarenen, Seychellen und Komoren. Ulmer Stuttgart. ISBN 3-8001-7323-9
- McKeown, Sean (1993) The general care and maintenance of day geckos. Advanced Vivarium Systems, Lakeside CA.
References
[edit]- ^ (in French)[Mozzi, Déso & Probst, 2005. Un nouveau gecko vert introduit à la Réunion: Le Phelsuma astriata semicarinata (Cheke, 1982). - Bulletin Phaethon 21: 1-4 http://reptilvar.free.fr/Gecko_introduit_Reunion.pdf]
- ^ Day Geckos in Captivity by Lean and Greg Christenson, Page 114 (2002)