Phelsuma hielscheri
| Phelsuma hielscheri | |
|---|---|
_(9582544800).jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Phelsuma |
| Species: | P. hielscheri
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phelsuma hielscheri | |
| |
Phelsuma hielscheri is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, hielscheri, is in honor of German biochemist Michael Hielscher who was one of the discoverers of this species.[3]
Geographic range
Phelsuma hielscheri is found in central and western Madagascar, at elevations from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]
Description
Males of P. hielscheri are larger than females. The maximum recorded total length (including tail) for a male is 17 cm (6.7 in), whereas for a female it is only 15 centimetres (5.9 in).[2]
Habitat
Phelsuma hielscheri is found on screw palms (Pandanus) in both wild and urban settings.[1]
Reproduction
Phelsuma hielscheri is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Raxworthy CJ [in French], Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P (2011). "Phelsuma hielscheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Phelsuma hielscheri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma hielscheri, p. 123).
Further reading
- Rösler H, Obst FJ, Seipp R (2001). "Eine neue Taggekko-Art von Westmadagaskar Phelsuma hielscheri sp. n. (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Zoologische Abhandlungen, Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 51 (6): 51–60. (Phelsuma hielscheri, new species). (in German).
.png){kind=small} | This article about a gecko is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |