Phelsuma abbotti

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Phelsuma abbotti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
P. abbotti
Binomial name
Phelsuma abbotti
Stejneger, 1893
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Phelsuma abbotti, commonly known as Abbott's day gecko, the Aldabra day gecko, and the Assumption day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

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Geographic range

P. abbotti is found in Madagascar and Seychelles.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are distinguished: [2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of P. abbotti are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced vegetation. [1]

Reproduction

P. abbotti is oviparous. [2]

Etymology

P. abbotti is named after American naturalist William Louis Abbott. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gerlach, J.; Ineich, I.; Raxworthy, C. (2011). "Phelsuma abbotti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T61431A12483018. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T61431A12483018.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Phelsuma abbotti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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 abbotti, p. 1).

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