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Phelsuma robertmertensi (Mertens' Day Gecko)

Wikipedia Abstract

Robert Mertens' day gecko (Phelsuma robertmertensi ) is diurnal species of geckos, a member of the family that lives on the Comoros and typically inhabits banana trees. Robert Merten's day gecko feeds on insects and nectar. It is named after German herpetologist Robert Mertens.
View Wikipedia Record: Phelsuma robertmertensi

Attributes

Gestation [1]  42 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal

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♦ 1Nathan 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
♦ 2Meiri, 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
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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