Phelsuma standingi

This large gecko has a base of color clear or brown gray, with darker points. The head is green clear, and the clear blue tail. The lines transversal can appear on the body, but these geckos is sometimes also mouchetés.
They have a rather massive aspect, and apparent scales (rough aspect).
The colors in general are marked at the small ones. It should be noted that coloring varies according to the activity, and that it is much duller at rest.

Geographical distribution

One meets this Espèce in the south-western south of the island of Madagascar.

Subspecies

Climatic parameters

In its Biotope, the temperatures reach the 30°C locally the day, with an average rather around 25°C. The night those fall in the neighborhoods of 20°C. The Hygrométrie is a little weaker than for the majority of the Phelsuma , between 60 and 70%.

Breeding in captivity

This gecko is considered accessible to the initial terrariophiles, because it tolerates more than the majority of his cousins the temperature variations and moisture (attention however, this is relative, and badly looked after, this species can die quickly).

A Terrarium of 60x60x80cm (width, depth, height) is appropriate for a couple (see Comportement : only couples).

Food

These reptile S is Insectivore S and consumes the majority of the Insecte S of adapted size. It also consume fruits, by licking pulp.

Behavior

The males are very territorial and fight when they are in presence. The females also present this character (with respect to the other females) what is rather rare at the geckos.

Maturity

Sexage

Reproduction

Layings

Incubation

The eggs incubate from 60 to 100 days according to the temperature, which can go until 28°C.

The small ones

The small ones are blue pale with red bands, with colors more marked than in the adults.

See too

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Références :

Philippe Gerard, the breeding of the diurnal geckos and Uroplatus . Philippe Gerard editions, 1998. EAN 97822912521125 . ISBN 2-912521-12-2
Atlas of the terrariophile Vol.3: the lizards . Animalia Editions, 2003. ISBN 2-9517895-2-1
Austin, J.J. ; E. NR. Arnold and C.G. Jones 2004 Reconstructing year island radiation using ancient and recent DNA: the extinct and living room day geckos (Phelsuma) off the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 (1): 109-122
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Loveridge, Afro-Eastern A.R. 1942 Revision off the geckos off the genus Phelsuma. Bull. Driven. comp. Zool. Harvard 89:438 - 481
Meier, H. 1977 Beobachtungen year Phelsuma standingi. Salamandra 13 (1): 1-12
Meier H 1984 Zwei neue Formen der Gattung Phelsuma von den Komoren (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 20 (1): 32-38
Mertens, R. 1962 Die Arten und Unterarten der Geckonengattung Phelsuma. Senck. Biol. 43:81 - 127
Methuen, P.A. & J. Hewitt 1913 There is collection off reptiles from Madagascar made during the year 1911. Ann. Transvaal Driven. 3 (4): 183-193.
Rösler, Herbert 2001 Zur Rumpfbeschuppung der Gattung Phelsuma GRAY 1825: zoogeographische Aspekte (Sauria: Gekkonedae). Gekkota 3:47 - 73
Thomsen, J. 1983 DER gro§e madagassische Taggecko, Phelsuma standingi. Herpetofauna 5 (25): 16-20
Van Beest, Piet 2004 Herpetologische waarnemingen COp Madagascar - deel 3: Ifaty. Lacerta 62 (4): 136-143

External bonds

Simple: Standing' S day gecko

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