La Digue Day Gecko

La Digue Day Gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. sundbergi
Binomial name
Phelsuma sundbergi Rendahl, 1939

The La Digue Day Gecko, Mahé Day Gecko, or Seychelles Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma sundbergi) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, plantations , rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Subspecies

• Seychelles Giant Day Gecko, Phelsuma sundbergi sundbergi
• La Digue Day Gecko, Phelsuma sundbergi ladiguensis
• Mahé Day Gecko, Phelsuma sundbergi longinsulae

References

• Gerlach, J. & Ineich, I. 2006. Phelsuma sundbergi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

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