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Phelsuma quadriocellata (Peacock Day Gecko)

Synonyms: Pachydactylus quadriocellatus; Phelsuma bimaculata; Phelsuma quadriocellata leiura

Wikipedia Abstract

Phelsuma quadriocellata is a species of gecko known by the common name peacock day gecko. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is a common to abundant, widespread reptile. This gecko lives in many types of low- to mid-elevation habitat types in Madagascar, including forests and areas with human activity such as cultivated land and human habitation. It is sometimes associated with Pandanus species.
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Infraspecies

Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida
Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata

Attributes

Egg Length [1]  0.315 inches (8 mm)
Egg Width [1]  0.276 inches (7 mm)
Gestation [1]  45 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 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