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    Species Accepted

    Phelsuma laticauda (Boettger, 1880)

    Broad-tailed Day Gecko
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Phelsuma
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 6 countries or islands

      6 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      French PolynesiaNo
      PolandNo
      RéunionNo
      United States of AmericaNo
      United States of AmericaNo
      MayotteNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      20 results
      Broad-tailed Day Gecko English
      Felsuma dalla coda larga Italian
      Felsuma gruboogonowa Polish
      Gecko diurne à poussière d'or French
      Gecko vert à trois tâches rouges French
      Geco Diurno de Polvo Dorado Spanish
      Geco diurno dalla coda larga Italian
      Gold dust day gecko English
      Gold-dust Day Gecko English
      Goldstaub Taggecko German

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      68 results
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      Rösler, & Herbert. (2001). Zur Rumpfbeschuppung der Gattung Phelsuma GRAY 1825: zoogeographische Aspekte (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 3: 47-73.
      Berghof, P. (2014). Phelsumenhaltung im Terrarium. Eine Erfolgsstory? Reptilia (Münster) 19 (105): 18-26.
      ANDREONE F., F. GLAW, R. A. NUSSBAUM, C. J. RAXWORTHY, M. VENCES, and J. E. RANDRIANIRINA. (2003). The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna. Journal of Natural History 37 (17): 2119–2149.
      Krause, P. (2006). Der Goldstaub-Taggecko, Phelsuma laticauda. Natur Und Tier Verlag (Münster), 64 Pp.
      WEHSENER, JIMMY W. & CLAY F. NOSS. (2022). Disentangling Morphological and Environmental Drivers of Foraging Activity in an Invasive Diurnal Gecko, Phelsuma laticauda. Journal of Herpetology 56(4): 386–395.
      Wright, A. N., Kennedy-Gold, S. R., Naylor, E. R., Screen, R. M., Piantoni, C., & Higham, T. E. (2021). Clinging performance on natural substrates predicts habitat use in anoles and geckos. Functional Ecology, 00, 1– 11.
      Heygen, E.v. (2004). The genus Phelsuma GRAY, 1825 on the Ampasindava peninsula, Madagascar. Phelsuma 12: 99-117.
      ROCHA, SARA; HERBERT RÖSLER, PHILIP-SEBASTIAN GEHRING, FRANK GLAW, DAVID POSADA, D. JAMES HARRIS & MIGUEL VENCES. (2010). Phylogenetic systematics of day geckos, genus Phelsuma, based on molecular and morphological data (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 2429: 1–28.
      Heselhaus, R. (1980). Phelsumen im Terrarium. Herpetofauna 2 (4): 9-10.

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