Assumption Island day gecko
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| Assumption Island day gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Phelsuma |
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| Subspecies: | P. a. sumptio
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| 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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