Seychelles Small Day Gecko

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Seychelles Small Day Gecko
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species: P. astriata
Binomial name
Phelsuma astriata
Tornier, 1901

The Seychelles Small Day Gecko or Stripeless Day Gecko (Phelsuma astriata) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations , rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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