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Phelsuma abbotti (Aldabra Day Gecko)

Synonyms: Phelsuma befotakensis; Phelsuma chekei borner

Wikipedia Abstract

The Abbott's day gecko, Phelsuma abbotti, is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is found in Madagascar and Seychelles. Three subspecies are distinguished: \n* Phelsuma abbotti abbotti Stejneger, 1893 — Aldabra Island day gecko (Aldabra Atoll, the Seychelles) \n* Phelsuma abbotti chekei (Börner and Minuth, 1984) — Cheke's day gecko (Madagascar) \n* Phelsuma abbotti sumptio Cheke, 1982 — Assumption Island day gecko (Assumption Island, the Seychelles)
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Infraspecies

Phelsuma abbotti abbotti (Abbott's day gecko)
Phelsuma abbotti chekei (Abbott's day gecko)
Phelsuma abbotti sumptio

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4 grams
Male Weight [2]  12 grams
Egg Length [2]  0.512 inches (13 mm)
Egg Width [2]  0.472 inches (12 mm)
Gestation [2]  55 days
Litter Size [2]  2
Maximum Longevity [2]  14 years
Reproductive Mode [3]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [2]  2.756 inches (7 cm)
Habitat Substrate [3]  Arboreal

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Aldabra Island xeric scrub Seychelles Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands  
Granitic Seychelles forests Seychelles Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    
Madagascar dry deciduous forests Madagascar Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Yes

Predators

Falco newtoni (Malagasy Kestrel)[4]

Range Map

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Length–weight allometries in lizards, S. Meiri, Journal of Zoology 281 (2010) 218–226
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0