Phelsuma pronki

This gecko diurnal and arboricolous is a relatively small Espèce for this kind.
These geckos is in tons of gray, with a head drawing on the yellow. They present four longitudinal black bands, and the end of the legs is black and gray.

Geographical distribution

One meets this Lézard in the central parts of the island of Madagascar, where he lives in the trees of the wet forest.

Subspecies

No known subspecies to date.

Climatic parameters

These geckos lives in hot and extremely wet mediums.

During the day the temperature approaches the 30°C, to fall in the neighborhoods of 20°C the nuit.
The Hygrométrie varies according to the moment of the day and the season of 70 with more than 90%.

During the cold season the temperatures can sometimes go down very low, in the neighborhoods of 10°C.

Breeding in captivity

Food

These animals are Insectivore S and consume the majority of the Insecte S of adapted size. They also consume fruit nectars.

Behavior

Maturity

Sexage

Reproduction

Layings

The females lay their eggs under barks.

Incubation

The small ones

See too

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Références :

Seipp, R. 1994 Eine neue Art der Gattung Phelsuma Gray 1825 aus Zentral-Madagaskar (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Senckenbergiana Biol., Frankfurt, 74 (1-2): 193-197.
Rösler, Herbert 2001 Zur Rumpfbeschuppung der Gattung Phelsuma GRAY 1825: zoogeographische Aspekte (Sauria: Gekkonedae). Gekkota 3:47 - 73
Rösler, H. 2000 Kommentierte Liste DER rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2:28 - 153
Berghof, H. - P. 2005 Taggeckos. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 144 pp.
Atlas of the terrariophile Vol.3: the lizards . Animalia Editions, 2003. ISBN 2-9517895-2-1
Philippe Gerard, the breeding of the diurnal geckos and Uroplatus . Philippe Gerard editions, 1998. EAN 97822912521125 . ISBN 2-912521-12-2

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