Assumption Island day gecko
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Assumption Island day gecko | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Phelsuma |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | P. a. sumptio
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Trinomial name | |
Phelsuma abbotti sumptio , 1982
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Assumption Island day Gecko (Phelsuma abbotti sumptio , 1982), named after a small island outlying on the south west end of the Seychelles is a subspecies of geckos. This gecko is only found on Assumption Island. It typically reaches the length of 140 mm, lives on palm trees and feeds on insects and fruit.
Categories:
- Fauna of Seychelles
- Phelsuma
- Subspecies
- Gecko stubs