Assumption Island day gecko

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Assumption Island day gecko
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
Subspecies:
P. a. sumptio
Trinomial name
Phelsuma abbotti sumptio
, 1982

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.


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