Phelsuma roesleri

Phelsuma roesleri, also known commonly as Rösler's day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Phelsuma roesleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
P. roesleri
Binomial name
Phelsuma roesleri
Glaw, Gehring, J. Köhler, Franzen & Vences, 2010

Etymology

The specific name, roesleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Herbert Rösler (born 1952).[2]

Geographic range

P. roesleri is found in the Diana Region of extreme northern Madagascar.[3]

Habitat

The natural habitat of P. roesleri is forest at an altitude of 128 m (420 ft).[1]

Description

Small for its genus, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for P. roesleri is 36 mm (1.4 in), and the maximum recorded total length (including tail) is 72 mm (2.8 in).[3]

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References
  1. Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rakotondravony H, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA (2011). "Phelsuma roesleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193488A8863168.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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 roesleri, p. 224).
  3. Phelsuma roesleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.

Further reading
  • Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Köhler J, Franzen M, Vences M (2010). "A new dwarf species of day gecko, genus Phelsuma, from the Ankarana pinnacle karst in northern Madagascar". Salamandra 46 (2): 83–92. (Phelsuma roesleri, new species).
  • Glaw F, Rösler H (2015). "Taxonomic check list of the day geckos of the genera Phelsuma Gray, 1825 and Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937 (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 247–283. (Phelsuma roesleri, p. 269).



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