Phelsuma astriata

Phelsuma astriata
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species: P. astriata
Binomial name
Phelsuma astriata
Tornier, 1901

Phelsuma astriata, the Seychelles (small) day gecko or stripeless day gecko is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family endemic to the 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.It lives in tropical areas. it eats vegetables of almost any kind.

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies of Phelsuma astriata.[2]

References

  1. Gerlach, J. & Ineich, I. 2006. Phelsuma astriata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
  2. Species Phelsuma astriata at The Reptile Database
  3. (French)[Mozzi, Déso & Probst, 2005. Un nouveau gecko vert introduit à la Réunion: Le Phelsuma astriata semicarinata (Cheke, 1982). - Bulletin Phaethon 21: 1-4 http://reptilvar.free.fr/Gecko_introduit_Reunion.pdf]