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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesPhelsuma modesta modesta MERTENS 1970
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster MERTENS 1973 
Common NamesE: Modest Day Gecko 
SynonymPhelsuma modesta MERTENS 1970: 10
Phelsuma modesta — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297
Phelsuma modesta — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma modesta modesta MERTENS 1970
Phelsuma modesta MERTENS 1970
Phelsuma leiogaster trautmanni MEIER 1993
Phelsuma leiogaster isakae MEIER 1993
Phelsuma leiogaster trautmanni — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297
Phelsuma leiogaster isakae — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297
Phelsuma leiogaster isakae — RÖSLER 1995: 142
Phelsuma modesta isakae — KRÜGER 1996: 8
Phelsuma modesta isakae — RÖSLER 2000: 102
Phelsuma modesta modesta — RÖSLER 2000: 102
Phelsuma modesta modesta — BERGHOF 2005: 100
Phelsuma modesta isakae — BERGHOF 2005: 100
Phelsuma modesta isakae — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 166
Phelsuma modesta modesta — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 164
Phelsuma modesta modesta — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma modesta leiogaster MERTENS 1973
Phelsuma lineata leiogaster MERTENS 1973
Phelsuma lineata leiogaster — MEIER 1982
Phelsuma lineata leiogaster — HOESCH 1982
Phelsuma leiogaster — MEIER 1989
Phelsuma leiogaster leiogaster — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — KRÜGER 1996: 8
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — RÖSLER 2000: 102
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — BERGHOF 2005: 100
Phelsuma leiogaster — VAN BEEST 2004
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 167
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — HOFMANN & TRAUTMANN 2012
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015 
DistributionMadagascar (Ambovombe, Betioky, Morombe, Soalala, Toliara)

leiogaster: Madagascar (Tuléar, Ambovombe, Fort Dauphin, Betioky). Type locality: Tuléar

isakae: SE Madagascar

Type locality: Ambovombe.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: SMF 65518, male; paratype: SMF, female (modesta)
Holotype: SMF 68080 [leiogaster]
Holotype: ZFMK 54981; paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM [isakae]
Holotype: ZFMK 55122; paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM [trautmanni] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 419 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSubspecies: Phelsuma leiogaster has been considered as a subspecies or synonym of P. modesta. Member of the Phelsuma modesta (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999). Phelsuma modesta isakae MEIER 1993 has been synonymized with P. m. modesta by Hofmann & Trautmann 2012.

Max length: 100 mm (modesta), 120 mm (isakae), 110 mm (leiogaster). 
References
  • Berghof, H.-P. 2005. Taggeckos. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 144 pp. - get paper here
  • Gardner, Charlie J.; Louise D. Jasper 2015. Diet of the endemic Malagasy day gecko Phelsuma modesta leiogaster Mertens, 1970 in an urban environment. Herpetology Notes 8: 489-492 - get paper here
  • Gehring, Philip-Sebastian; Angelica Crottini,, Frank Glaw, Susanne Hauswaldt & Fanomezana M. Ratsoavina 2010. Notes on the natural history, distribution and malformations of day geckos (Phelsuma) from Madagascar. Herpetology Notes 3: 321-327
  • Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3)
  • Glaw, F. & Rösler, H. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of the day geckos of the genera Phelsuma Gray,1825 and Rhoptropella Hewitt,1937 (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): - get paper here
  • Hallmann, G.; Krüger, J. & Trautmann, G. 2008. Faszinierende Taggeckos. Die Gattung Phelsuma. 2. Aufl. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 253 pp. - get paper here
  • Hoesch, U. 1982. Die Phelsumen Süd - und Ost - Madagaskars. Sauria 4 (3): 13-17 - get paper here
  • HOFMANN, T. & G. TRAUTMANN 2012. Beobachtungen an Phelsuma modesta MERTENS, 1970, mit Anmerkungen über den taxonomischen Status ihrer Unterarten sowie neuen Fundortnachweisen im Süden Madagaskars. Sauria 34 (4): 19-38 - get paper here
  • Hofmann, Thomas 2012. Die „unscheinbaren Taggeckos“ Oder doch Juwelen aus dem Süden Madagaskars? Phelsuma modesta in Biotop und Terrarium. Terraria-Elaphe 2012 (1): 68-57 - get paper here
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  • Krüger, J. 1996. Untersuchungen zur Validität einiger Taxa der Gattung Phelsuma. Herpetofauna 18 (102): 5-11 - get paper here
  • Meier, H. 1982. Ergebnisse zur Taxonomie und Ökologie einiger Arten und Unterarten der Gattung Phelsuma auf Madagaskar, gesammelt in den Jahren 1972 bis 1981, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Form (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 18 (3-4): 168—190 - get paper here
  • Meier, H. 1989. Eine neue Form aus der lineata-gruppe der Gattung Phelsuma auf Madagaskar. Salamandra 25 (3-4): 230-236 - get paper here
  • Meier, H. 1993. Neues über einige Taxa der Gattung Phelsuma auf Madagaskar, mit Beschreibung zweier neuer Formen. Salamandra 29 (2): 119-132 - get paper here
  • Mertens, R. 1973. Eine neue Unterart des Taggeckos Phelsuma lineata. Senckenbergiana Biologica 54: 299-301.
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  • Nussbaum,R.A.; C.J. Raxworthy, A.P. Raselimanana, and J.B. Ramanamanjato 2000. New species of day gecko, Phelsuma Gray (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), from the Reserve Naturelle Integrale d'Andohahela, South Madagascar. Copeia 2000 (3): 763-770 - get paper here
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  • ROCHA, SARA; HERBERT RÖSLER, PHILIP-SEBASTIAN GEHRING, FRANK GLAW, DAVID POSADA, D. JAMES HARRIS & MIGUEL VENCES 2010. Phylogenetic systematics of day geckos, genus Phelsuma, based on molecular and morphological data (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 2429: 1–28 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
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