Madagascar Giant Day Gekko - Phelsuma madagascariensis
This lizard, the Madagascar Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma grandis - can grow up to a total length of 12in (30cm). The body colour is normally bright green with a rusty red stripe extending from the nostril to the eye. On the back there are typically red coloured dots or bars, these markings are quite variable, and in some cases can be completely absent, just like this one, though the line extending from the nostril to the eye is always present. This species is widely distributed in northern and northwest Madagascar but has been introduced to several other subtropical locations outside their range such as Reunion Island, Seychelles, Florida, Hawaii and Mauritius where this one was spotted relaxing on a coconut for a few seconds before scurrying away.
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Madagascar Giant Day Gekko - Phelsuma madagascariensis
This lizard, the Madagascar Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma grandis - can grow up to a total length of 12in (30cm). The body colour is normally bright green with a rusty red stripe extending from the nostril to the eye. On the back there are typically red coloured dots or bars, these markings are quite variable, and in some cases can be completely absent, just like this one, though the line extending from the nostril to the eye is always present. This species is widely distributed in northern and northwest Madagascar but has been introduced to several other subtropical locations outside their range such as Reunion Island, Seychelles, Florida, Hawaii and Mauritius where this one was spotted relaxing on a coconut for a few seconds before scurrying away.
This Picture is fully © Copyrighted.
None of my images may be copied, reproduced or altered in any form or manner or placed on the internet or any other social media, or in any form of publication either print or otherwise, in any form or manner without my written permission.