Phelsuma hielscheri

Phelsuma hielscheri
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. hielscheri
Binomial name
	Phelsuma hielscheri; Rösler, Obst & Seipp, 2001

Last updated March 04, 2024

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]

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References

1 2 3 Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Bora, P. (2011). "Phelsuma hielscheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172970A6950394. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172970A6950394.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
1 2 3 "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).