gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda)
the gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), named for the sprinkling of gold on its bright green skin; it also boasts orange-red spots on its back, red lines on its snout and blue-rimmed eyes. Native to Madagascar, the entire Hawaiian population comes from eight lizards released by a University of Hawai’i student in 1974, according to GeckoWeb, which says they then spread to “large trees and palms in suburban neighborhoods” on O’ahu, Maui and Hawai’i.
gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda)
the gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), named for the sprinkling of gold on its bright green skin; it also boasts orange-red spots on its back, red lines on its snout and blue-rimmed eyes. Native to Madagascar, the entire Hawaiian population comes from eight lizards released by a University of Hawai’i student in 1974, according to GeckoWeb, which says they then spread to “large trees and palms in suburban neighborhoods” on O’ahu, Maui and Hawai’i.