Phelsuma sundbergi

Phelsuma sundbergi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. sundbergi
Binomial name
	Phelsuma sundbergi; Rendahl, 1939

Phelsuma sundbergi, commonly called the La Digue day gecko, Mahé day gecko, or Seychelles giant day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Seychelles and has three subspecies.

Etymology[]

The specific name, sundbergi, is in honor of Swedish amateur ichthyologist Henrik Sundberg.^[2]

Habitat[]

The natural habitats of P. sundbergi are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist , subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced vegetation.^{[citation needed]}

Conservation status[]

P. sundbergi is threatened by habitat loss.^{[citation needed]}

Reproduction[]

P. sundbergi is oviparous.^[3]

Subspecies[]

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[3]

Phelsuma sundbergi sundbergi Rendahl, 1939 – Seychelles giant day gecko
Phelsuma sundbergi ladiguensis Böhme & Meier, 1981 – La Digue day gecko
Phelsuma sundbergi longinsulae Rendahl, 1939 – Mahé day gecko

References[]

^ , (2006). "Phelsuma sundbergi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61434A12484084. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61434A12484084.en. Downloaded on 24 July 2020.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma sundbergi, p. 258).
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Species Phelsuma sundbergi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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[1] , (2006). "Phelsuma sundbergi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61434A12484084. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61434A12484084.en. Downloaded on 24 July 2020.

[2] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma sundbergi, p. 258).

[RDB-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Species Phelsuma sundbergi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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