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A Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda) from Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawai'i, Hawaii, United States.
A colourful male Phelsuma ornata gecko checking out the photographer from behind the security of a palm frond on Round Island, Mauritius.
L: 15-22 cm
This diurnal gecko species was introduced as a form of pest control [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phelsuma].
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles, Schuppenkriechtiere)
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Phelsuma GRAY, 1825 (day gekkos)
[det. "Charlie@LincsBeetles", 2013, based on this photo]
probably: Phelsuma laticauda BOETTGER, 1880 (Gold Dust Day Gekko, Goldstaub-Taggekko)
more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko
USA, Hawaii, Big Island: vic. Kona, June 2009
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Nonnative. Led me on a merry hide-and-seek, but finally caught it in all its glory. I can see why a certain corporation chose this species as its advertising spokesgecko. It doesn't get much cuter!
Ankarana National Reserve, near Antsiranana, northern Madagascar.
Canyon des Forestieres (near Camp des Americains) ... beyond the bat caves.
Paradise Lost is a reference to the book by Jane Wilson - 'Lemurs of the Lost World' - written, it is believed, about this little known canyon.
Der Schwarzstreifen-Taggecko, hier in der derzeit offenbar einzigen Zoohaltung in Europa, dem Zoo Pilsen, ist auf der Insel Mayotte endemisch und gilt laut IUCN als gefährdet.
The Island day gecko, here at the apparently only zoo holding in Europe, Plzen Zoo, is endemic on the island of Mayotte and considered to be "vulnerable" according to the IUCN.
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable (gefährdet)
Zootierliste animal inventory database: 1 holding in EAZA region
app.isis.org/abstracts/abs.asp : 0 individuals in zoos worldwide
Valid as of January 2012
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