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Phelsuma lineata GRAY, 1842

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesPhelsuma lineata lineata GRAY 1842
Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis MERTENS 1964
Phelsuma lineata elanthana KRÜGER 1996 
Common NamesE: Striped Day Gecko
G: Streifentaggecko 
SynonymPhelsuma lineatum GRAY 1842: 58
Phelsuma lineatum — BOULENGER 1885: 216
Phelsumia lineata var. bifasciata BOETTGER 1913
Phelsuma lineata chloroscelis MERTENS 1962: 100
Phelsuma lineata lineata — MERTENS 1962: 98
Phelsuma lineata bifasciata — MERTENS 1964: 103
Phelsuma lineata chloroscelis — WERMUTH 1965: 130
Phelsuma lineata gloriskelis — OOSTVEEN 1980 (in error)
Phelsuma minuthi BÖRNER 1980 (fide RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1994)
Phelsuma lineata lineata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 294
Phelsuma lineata lineata — BERGHOF 2005: 75
Phelsuma lineata lineata — ANDERS 2008
Phelsuma lineata lineata — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 144
Phelsuma lineata lineata — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis MERTENS 1964
Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis MERTENS 1964: 102
Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 295
Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis — BERGHOF 2005: 75
Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis — ANDERS 2008
Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 146
Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma lineata elanthana KRÜGER 1996
Phelsuma lineata elanthana KRÜGER 1996
Phelsuma lineata — BERGHOF 2005: 75
Phelsuma lineata elanthana — ANDERS 2008
Phelsuma lineata elanthana — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 150
Phelsuma lineata elanthana — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015
Phelsuma lineata elanthana — RÖSLER 2020 
DistributionMadagascar

bifasciata: SC Madagascar; Type locality: Ankarimbela (= Anakrimbola), SC Madagascar.

bombetokensis: NW Madagascar, east coast of Bombetoke Baie; Type locality: “Marovoya, unweit der Bombetoke-Baie”, NW Madagascar.

chloroscelis: E and C Madagascar, around Perinet and Moramanga; Type locality: Perinet, EC Madagascar (elevation 950 m).

Type locality: Madagascar  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: SMF 9601
Holotype: ZFMK 47227, paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM [elanthana]
Holotype: SMF [bifasciata]
Holotype: SMF [chloroscelis]
Holotype: SMF 59379, female [bombetokensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1638 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSubspecies: Phelsuma lineata leiogaster MERTENS 1973 has been synonymized with P. lineata by KLUGE 1993 but is listed here as a subspecies of P. modesta. Phelsuma lineata dorsivittata MERTENS 1964 has been elevated to full species status. Phelsuma lineata punctulata MERTENS 1970 has been elevated to full species.

Species grup: Member of the Phelsuma lineata (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999).

Synonymy and subspecies originally after WERMUTH 1965. Recently, chloroscelis and bifasciata have been suggested to be synonyms of P. lineata (Hallmann, cited in ANDERS 2008).

Illustration: Image on the cover of Science 320 (5873), 11 April 2008.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “linea”, meaning stripe or line.

P. l. bombetokensis was named after its type locality.

P. l. elanthana was named after Greek elanthanos = hidden, unknown, undiscovered, in allusion to the fact that the taxon was known before but remained undescribed until 1996. 
References
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