Phelsuma hoeschi

Phelsuma hoeschi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. hoeschi
Binomial name
	Phelsuma hoeschi; Berghof & Trautmann, 2009

Last updated March 19, 2024

Phelsuma hoeschi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Atsinanana Region of Madagascar.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hoeschi, is in honor of German amateur herpetologist Udo Hoesch, who discovered this species.^[3]^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. hoeschi is unknown, as the species has only been collected from disturbed habitats near beaches and villages, at altitudes of 12–594 m (39–1,949 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. hoeschi is oviparous.^[2] Eggs are laid in knotholes of small trees.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Bora, P. (2011). "Phelsuma hoeschi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193492A8864055.en .
1 2 Phelsuma hoeschi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.
↑ 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 hoeschi, p. 124).
↑ Pauwels, Olivier S.G.; Wahlgren, Richard (2012). "Book Review: The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles". Bibliotheca Herpetologica10 (1): 28–31. (Phelsuma hoeschi, p. 29).