Phelsuma vanheygeni

Phelsuma vanheygeni
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. vanheygeni
Binomial name
	Phelsuma vanheygeni; Lerner, 2004

Last updated November 19, 2021

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

Etymology

The specific name, vanheygeni, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Emmanuel Van Heygen,^[2] who collected the holotype.^[3]

Geographic range

P. vanheygeni is found on the Ampasindava peninsula in northern Madagascar.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. vanheygeni is forest, at altitudes of 50–400 m (160–1,310 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. vanheygeni is oviparous.^[3]

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References

1 2 Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N. (2011). "Phelsuma vanheygeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172776A6915653. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172776A6915653.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma vanheygeni, p. 272).
1 2 3 Species Phelsuma vanheygeni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.