Phelsuma hielscheri

Phelsuma hielscheri is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Phelsuma hielscheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
P. hielscheri
Binomial name
Phelsuma hielscheri
Rösler, Obst & Seipp, 2001

Etymology

The specific name, hielscheri, is in honor of German biochemist Michael Hielscher who was one of the discoverers of this species.[3]

Geographic range

Phelsuma hielscheri is found in central and western Madagascar, at elevations from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]

Description

Males of P. hielscheri are larger than females. The maximum recorded total length (including tail) for a male is 17 cm (6.7 in), whereas for a female it is only 15 centimetres (5.9 in).[2]

Habitat

Phelsuma hielscheri is found on screw palms (Pandanus) in both wild and urban settings.[1]

Reproduction

Phelsuma hielscheri is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P (2011). "Phelsuma hielscheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. "Phelsuma hielscheri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma hielscheri, p. 123).

Further reading
  • Rösler H, Obst FJ, Seipp R (2001). "Eine neue Taggekko-Art von Westmadagaskar Phelsuma hielscheri sp. n. (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Zoologische Abhandlungen, Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 51 (6): 51–60. (Phelsuma hielscheri, new species). (in German).


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