Phelsuma madagascariensis | |
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Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Phelsuma |
Species: | P. madagascariensis
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Binomial name | |
Phelsuma madagascariensis (Gray, 1831)
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Phelsuma madagascariensis is a species of day gecko that lives in Madagascar. It is among the most widespread day geckos and is found in a wide range of habitats.[2] With a length of up to 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in), it is also the largest day gecko in Madagascar.[2] (The highly restricted Round Island day gecko is the only other extant species with a similar maximum length; the extinct Rodrigues giant day gecko was even larger.)