Rodrigues giant day gecko

Rodrigues giant day gecko

Extinct (1841)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
†P. gigas
Binomial name
†Phelsuma gigas
(Liénard, 1842)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gecko gigas Liénard, 1842
  • Gekko newtoni Günther, 1877
  • Phelsuma gigas — Kluge, 1993

The Rodrigues giant day gecko (Phelsuma gigas) is an extinct species of day gecko. It lived on the island of Rodrigues and surrounding islands and typically dwelt on trees. The Rodrigues giant day gecko fed on insects and nectar, and, unlike most other day geckos, was apparently nocturnal in habit.

  1. ^ Cole, N. 2021. Phelsuma gigas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T16925A166929864. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16925A166929864.en. Accessed on 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Phelsuma gigas ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.