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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Madagascar Day Gecko
G: Großer Taggecko 
SynonymPhelsuma grandis GRAY 1870
Phelsuma madagascariensis venusta MERTENS 1964
Phelsuma madagascariensis venusta — WERMUTH 1965: 131
Phelsuma madagascariensis notissima MERTENS 1970 (fide MEIER 1982)
Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 291
Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis — RÖSLER 1995: 142
Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis — BERGHOF 2005: 78
Phelsuma grandis — RAXWORTHY et al. 2007
Phelsuma grandis — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 115
Phelsuma grandis — RÖSLER 2018: 25 
DistributionN Madagascar, Nosy Komba, Réunion

Type locality: Madagascar, 25 km south of Diego Suarez (Antsiranana).

Introduced to Florida, incl. Florida Keys (USA)  
ReproductionOviparous. Exhibits temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) fide Cornejo-Páramo et al. 2020 (and references therein). 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.26.33 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy: Some authors (such as MERTENS 1962) have synonymized grandis with madagascariensis.

Max length: 300 mm 
EtymologyThe specific epithet, grandis, is a Latin adjective, meaning ‘big’ or ‘large’, in reference to the larger body size of this new species compared to most congeners. 
References
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