Assumption Island day gecko
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| Geckos | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Phelsuma |
| Species: | P. abbotti |
| Subspecies: | P. a. sumptio |
| Trinomial name | |
| Phelsuma abbotti sumptio Cheke, 1982 |
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Assumption Island day Gecko (Phelsuma abbotti sumptio Cheke, 1982), named after a small island outlying on the south west end of the Seychelles is a subspecies of geckos. This gecko is only found on Assumption Island. It typically reaches the length of 140 mm, lives on palm trees and feeds on insects and fruit.
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