Phelsuma berghofi

Phelsuma berghofi
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. berghofi
Binomial name
	Phelsuma berghofi; Krüger, 1996

Last updated July 06, 2025

Phelsuma berghofi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, berghofi, is in honor of German herpetologist Hans-Peter Berghof.^[2]

Geographic range

P. berghofi is native to the Atsimo-Atsinanana region of southeastern Madagascar.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. berghofi are grassland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to about 50 m (160 ft).^[1]

Description

A medium-sized species for its genus, P. berghofi may attain a total length (including tail) of 12 or 15 cm (4.7 or 5.9 in).^[3]

Reproduction

P. berghofi is oviparous.^[3]

References

1 2 Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P (2011). "Phelsuma berghofi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172765A6913725.en .{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 24).
1 2 3 Phelsuma berghofi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.

Berghof H-P (2005). Taggeckos. Münster, Germany: Natur und Tier Verlag. 144 pp. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 111). (in German).
Hallmann, Gerhard; Krüger, Jens; Trautmann, Gerd (2008). Faszinierende Taggeckos: Die Gattung Phelsuma. Münster, Germany: Natur und Tier Verlag. 253 pp. ISBN 978-3866590595. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 88). (in German).
Krüger J (1996). "Beschreibung einer neuen Art aus der Gattung Phelsuma aus dem Süd-Osten Madagaskars ". Herpetofauna18 (105): 14–18. (Phelsuma berghofi, new species). (in German).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 101). (in German).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P (2011). "Phelsuma berghofi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172765A6913725.en .{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 24).

[RDB-3] 1 2 3 Phelsuma berghofi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.

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