You are here » home › advanced search › search results › Phelsuma quadriocellata

Phelsuma quadriocellata PETERS, 1883

IUCN Red List - Phelsuma quadriocellata - Least Concern, LC
iNaturalist logo

Can you confirm these amateur observations of Phelsuma quadriocellata?

Add your own observation of
Phelsuma quadriocellata »

Find more photos by Google images search: Google images

Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesPhelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata PETERS 1883
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata KAUDERN 1922
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida KRÜGER 1993 
Common NamesE: Peacock Day Gecko
G: Pfauenauge Taggecko 
SynonymPhelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata (PETERS 1883)
Pachydactylus quadriocellatus PETERS 1883
Phelsuma quadriocellata — LOVERIDGE 1942: 454
Phelsuma quadriocellata — MERTENS 1962: 110
Phelsuma quadriocellata leiura MEIER 1983
Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 296
Phelsuma quadriocellata leiura — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 296
Phelsuma cf. quadriocellata — ANDREONE et al. 2003
Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata — BERGHOF 2005: 104
Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 187
Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata KAUDERN 1922
Phelsuma bimaculata KAUDERN 1922: 420
Phelsuma bimaculata — MERTENS 1962: 90
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — MEIER 1983
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 296
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — BERGHOF 2005: 104
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 188
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — GEHRING et al. 2010
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — BERGHOF 2014
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015
Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata — RÖSLER 2018: 10

Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida KRÜGER 1993
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida KRÜGER 1993
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 296
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida — BERGHOF 2005: 104
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 190
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida — RÖSLER 2020 
DistributionMadagascar, Nossi Be = Nosy Bé, Nosy Komba

bimaculata: Madagascar (around Fandrarazana); Type locality: Fandrarazana, E Madagascar.

lepida: NE Madagascar, Nosy Mangabe

Type locality: “Centrum ... Madagascar”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: ZMB 10456 (designated by Meier 1983)
Holotype: SMF 57233 (leiura)
Syntypes: NRM = NHRM 3168, 1 male, 1 female (Kaudern 1922) (fide de Lisle et al. 2013) [bimaculata]
Holotype: ZFMK 54500, male; paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM, SMF [lepida] 
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 1066 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentMember of the Phelsuma lineata (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999).

Subspecies: Phelsuma quadriocellata parva MEIER 1983 has been elevated to full species status.

Max length: 110 mm (quadriocellata, bimaculata), 125 mm (lepida), 90 mm (parva). 
EtymologyNamed after the four (Latin “quattuor) eye-shaped (Latin “oculus” = eye) spots (Latin “ocellatus”) in certain subspecies.

P. q. bimaculata was apparently named after Latin bi- = two, and macula = spot, maculata = spotted.

P. q. lepida was named after Latin lepidus = beautiful, pleasant, agreeable, for its beauty. 
References
  • ANDREONE F., F. GLAW, R. A. NUSSBAUM, C. J. RAXWORTHY, M. VENCES, and J. E. RANDRIANIRINA 2003. The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna. Journal of Natural History 37 (17): 2119–2149 - get paper here
  • Andreone F., Randrianirina J., Jenkins P.D. & Aprea G. 2000. Species diversity of Amphibia, Reptilia and Lipotyphla (Mammalia) at Ambolokopatrika, a rainforest between the Anjanaharibe-Sud and Marojejy massifs, NE Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation 9: 1587–1622 - get paper here
  • Austin, J.J.; E. N. Arnold and C. G. Jones 2004. Reconstructing an island radiation using ancient and recent DNA: the extinct and living day geckos (Phelsuma) of the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 (1): 109-122 - get paper here
  • Berghof, H.-P. 2005. Taggeckos. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 144 pp. - get paper here
  • Berghof, P. 2014. Phelsumenhaltung im Terrarium. Eine Erfolgsstory? Reptilia (Münster) 19 (105): 18-26
  • Böhme, Wolfgang 2014. Herpetology in Bonn. Mertensiella 21. vi + 256 pp. - get paper here
  • Gehring, P.-S., F. M. Ratsoavina & M. Vences 2010. Filling the gaps – amphibian and reptile records from lowland rainforests in eastern Madagascar. Salamandra 46 (4): 214-234 - get paper here
  • Gehring, P.S. 2007. Verhaltensbeobachtungen an Taggeckos der Gattung Phelsuma im Nordosten Madagaskars mit einem neuen Verbreitungsnachweis für Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida KRÜGER, 1993. Sauria 29 (2): 27-34 - get paper here
  • Gehring, P.S. & Glaw, F. 2010. Bunte Vielfalt in modernem Licht: Taggeckos der Gattung Phelsuma. Draco 11 (43): 4-21
  • 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
  • Heygen, E.v. 2004. The genus Phelsuma GRAY, 1825 on the Ampasindava peninsula, Madagascar. Phelsuma 12: 99-117
  • Hyde-Roberts, S. & C. Daly 2014. A rapid herpetofaunal assessment of Nosy Komba Island, northwestern Madagascar, with new locality records for seventeen species. Salamandra 50 (1): 18-26 - get paper here
  • Kaudern, W. 1922. Sauropsiden aus Madagascar. Zool. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 395-458. - get paper here
  • Krüger, Jens 1999. Neue Erkenntnisse zur Faunistik einiger Reptilien Madagaskars. Salamandra 35 (2): 65-76 - get paper here
  • Krüger, J. 1993. Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart von Phelsuma quadriocellata aus dem Nord-Osten Madagaskars. Salamandra 29 (2): 133-139 - get paper here
  • Meier, H. 1983. Neue Ergebnisse über Phelsuma lineata pusilla MERTENS 1964, Phelsuma bimaculata KAUDERN 1922 und Phelsuma quadriocellata (PETERS, 1883), mit Beschreibung von zwei neuen Unterarten (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 19 (3): 108-122 - get paper here
  • Meier, H. 1989. Zur Faunistik madagassischer Taggeckos der gattung Phelsuma östlich von Fianarantsoa, bei Tamatave und auf der Insel Ste. Marie. Salamandra 25 (3-4): 224-229 - get paper here
  • Mertens,R. 1962. Die Arten und Unterarten der Geckonengattung Phelsuma. Senckenbergiana biologica 43: 81-127
  • Oostveen, H. 1980. Phelsuma’s: steeds kleine wonderen. Lacerta 38 (10-11): 98-101 - get paper here
  • Pejak, J. 2011. Madagaskar 2011: Auf der Suche - nicht nur nach Phelsuma gouldi. Der Taggecko 76: 4-9
  • Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1883. Neue Geckonen, darunter drei Arten von Scalabotes, aus der Sammlung des in Madagascar verstorbenen Reisenden J. M. Hildebrandt. Sitzungsber. Ges. naturf. Freunde Berlin 1883 (2): 27-29 - get paper here
  • 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. 2018. Haftbar -- Die einzigartige Welt der Geckos. Begleitheft zur Ausstellung im Naturkundemuseum Erfurt Mai-Aug 2018, 96 pp.
  • RÖSLER, H. 2020. Hommage an Murk van Phelsum. Sauria 42 (2): 3-27
  • Rösler, Herbert 2001. Zur Rumpfbeschuppung der Gattung Phelsuma GRAY 1825: zoogeographische Aspekte (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 3: 47-73
  • Schönecker, P. 2006. Augenfleck-Taggecko, Phelsuma quadriocellata. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 64 pp. - get paper here
  • Schönecker, P. & Schönecker, S. 2010. Phelsumensuche in Madagaskar - empfehlenswerte Ziele für Naturerlebnisse mit Taggeckos. Draco 11 (43): 65-76 - get paper here
  • Wohler, Josua. 2013. Unterschiede in der Pupillenform bei einigen Arten der Gattung Phelsuma. Sauria 35 (4): 15-22 - get paper here
  • Zimmermann, H. 2001. Das erste “deutsche” Naturschutzgebiet in Madagaskar, der “Drachenbaum-Regenwald Maromiza bei Andasibe und seine Herpetofauna. Herpetofauna 23 (134): 28-34 - get paper here
 
External links  
Is it interesting? Share with others:

As link to this species use URL address:

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phelsuma&species=quadriocellata

without field 'search_param'. Field 'search_param' is used for browsing search result.



Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator