Phelsuma vanheygeni
Phelsuma vanheygeni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Phelsuma |
Species: | P. vanheygeni
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Binomial name | |
Phelsuma vanheygeni Lerner, 2004
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Phelsuma vanheygeni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, vanheygeni, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Emmanuel Van Heygen,[3] who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
P. vanheygeni is found on the Ampasindava peninsula in northern Madagascar.[1][2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of P. vanheygeni is patches of bamboo in forest, at altitudes of 50–400 m (160–1,310 ft). It appears to be confined to medium-sized bamboo (about 5 cm (2 in) in diameter).[1]
Description
P. vanheygeni measure 31–35 mm (1.2–1.4 in) in
supralabial scales, under the ear opening, and widens at the axilla. The ventral coloration is dirty white; the subcaudal scales have a brown to black pigmentation at their tips. The Ventral and subcaudal scales are smooth (not keeled).[2]
Reproduction
P. vanheygeni is oviparous[2] and glues its eggs to the inside of bamboo stems.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Phelsuma vanheygeni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 December 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma vanheygeni, p. 272).
Further reading
- Berghof H-P (2014). "Pflege und Vermehrung von Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994 und Phelsuma vanheygeni Lerner, 2004". Reptilia, Münster 19 (105): 38–43. (in German).
- Glaw F, Rösler H (2015). "Taxonomic checklist of the day geckos of the genera Phelsuma Gray, 1825 and Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937 (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 247–283.
- Lerner A (2004). "A new taxonomically isolated species of the genus Phelsuma Gray, 1825 from the Ampasindava peninsula, Madagascar". Phelsuma 12: 91–98. (Phelsuma vanheygeni, new species).