Phelsuma dorsivittata MERTENS, 1964
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Phelsuma dorsivittata
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | Phelsuma dorsivittata dorsivittata MERTENS 1964 Phelsuma dorsivittata paradoxa GEHRING et al. 2022 |
| Common Names | E: Striped Day Gecko G: Streifentaggecko |
| Synonym | Phelsuma lineata dorsivittata MERTENS 1964: 106 Phelsuma lineata dorsivittata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 295 Phelsuma lineata dorsivittata — BERGHOF 2005: 75 Phelsuma lineata dorsivittata — ANDERS 2008 Phelsuma lineata dorsivittata — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 147 Phelsuma dorsivittata — ROCHA et al. 2010 Phelsuma dorsivittata — SCHÖNECKER & SCHÖNECKER 2010 Phelsuma dorsivittata — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015 |
| Distribution | N Madagascar, south to N Anivorane Type locality: “Joffreville, ca. 25 km südlich von Diego Suarez, Nord-Madagaskar” |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: SMF 59373, male Holotype. ZSM 387/2010 (field number FGZC 4689), (sub?)adult male with complete original tail, hemipenes not everted, collected at Chanty Beach Hotel (-13.31342°, 48.18406°, 15 m above sea level), western side of Nosy Be Island, Diana region (former Antsiranana province), northern Madagascar, on 14 March 2010 by F. Glaw. Paratypes. ZSM 128/2019 (FGZC 5543), adult male with complete tail, hemipenes almost not everted, and UAD-BAR-FGZC5546 (FGZC 5546), adult female with two eggs in its body cavity, both collected in Antsahabe settlement (-14.002833°, 48.18465°, 125 m a.s.l.), ca. 3 km south of Ankarimbe, on 10 April 2019 by F. Glaw, K. Glaw, T. Glaw, A. Razafimanantsoa and J. H. Razafindraibe; ZSM 129/2019 (FGZC 5545), adult male, tail broken, hemipenes everted, collected at the western foot of Maromiandra mountain (-14.01577°, 48.19048°, 113 m a.s.l.), ca. 4.5 km southeast of Ankarimbe, on 10 April 2019 by F. Glaw , K. Glaw , T. Glaw , A. Razafimanantsoa and J. H. Razafindraibe; ZSM 93/2015 (no field number), adult male with broken tail, hemipenes not everted, collected near Lokobe National Park (-13.40127°, 48.34314°, ca. 20 m a.s.l.), south-eastern side of Nosy Be Island, on 5 February 2014 by the Frontier Team Nosy Be (donated by S. Hyde Roberts); ZSM 301/2018 (no field number), subadult (unsexed) from Nosy Sakatia close to Nosy Be (ca. -13.31417°, 48.15556°, altitude unknown), donated by H.-P. Berghof in 2018; ZSM 57/2011 and ZSM 31/2012, two adult females, from near Chanty Beach Hotel (-13.31342°, 48.18406°, 15 m above sea level), Nosy Be Island, donated by R. Budzinski in 2011. All paratypes are from the Sambirano region in northern Madagascar. [paradoxa] |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2763 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin dorsum = back, and Latin vitta = band, for the dorsal bands in this species. P. d. paradoxa was named after Latin paradoxus (derived from Greek παράδοξος—parádoxos) meaning “contrary to expectation” but also “marvellous”. This name was given in reference to the fact that these day geckos appear very similar to P. quadriocellata and P. parva at first sight, but contrary to this expectation they are actually closely related to the northern P. dorsivittata clade. |
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