Phelsuma hielscheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
P. hielscheri
Binomial name
Phelsuma hielscheri
Rösler, Obst & Seipp, 2001

Phelsuma hielscheri is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hielscheri, is in honor of German biochemist Michael Hielscher who was one of the discoverers of this species.[3]

Geographic range

Phelsuma hielscheri is found in central and western Madagascar, at elevations from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]

Description

Males of P. hielscheri are larger than females. The maximum recorded total length (including tail) for a male is 17 cm (6.7 in), whereas for a female it is only 15 centimetres (5.9 in).[2]

Habitat

Phelsuma hielscheri is found on screw palms (Pandanus) in both wild and urban settings.[1]

Reproduction

Phelsuma hielscheri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Raxworthy, C.J.; Ratsoavina, F.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotondrazafy, N.A.; Bora, P. (2011). "Phelsuma hielscheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172970A6950394. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172970A6950394.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Phelsuma hielscheri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ↑ 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 hielscheri, p. 123).

Further reading

  • Rösler H, Obst FJ, Seipp R (2001). "Eine neue Taggekko-Art von Westmadagaskar Phelsuma hielscheri sp. n. (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Zoologische Abhandlungen, Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 51 (6): 51–60. (Phelsuma hielscheri, new species). (in German).
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