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Phelsuma standingi METHUEN & HEWITT, 1913

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Standing's Day Gecko
G: Querstreifen-Taggecko 
SynonymPhelsuma standingi METHUEN & HEWITT 1913
Phelsuma standingi — MERTENS 1962: 111
Phelsuma standingi — KLUGE 1993
Phelsuma standingi — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 291
Phelsuma standingi — BERGHOF 2005: 83
Phelsuma standingi — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 206
Phelsuma standingi — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015 
DistributionSW Madagascar

Type locality: restricted to forests near the Onilahy River near Maroamalona, SW Madagascar (LOVERIDGE 1942).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: DNMNH (= TM) 4251 
Diagnosis 
CommentMember of the Phelsuma madagascariensis (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999).

Max. length: 280 mm 
Etymologynamed after H.F. Standing. 
References
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  • Bonetti, Mathilde 2002. 100 Sauri. Mondadori (Milano), 192 pp. - get paper here
  • Bruse, F. & Werning, H. 2004. Futtertiere selber züchten - ein Problem? Reptilia (Münster) 9 (49): 20-26 - get paper here
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  • Cocca, W., G. M. Rosa, F. Andreone, G. Aprea, P. E. Bergò, F. Mattioli, V. Mercurio, J. E. Randrianirina, D. Rosado, M. Vences & A. Crottini 2018. The herpetofauna (Amphibia, Crocodylia, Squamata, Testudines) of the Isalo Massif, Southwest Madagascar: combining morphological, molecular and museum data. Salamandra 54 (3): 178-200 plus Supplementary Material - get paper here
  • Cornu, Cyrille; Raxworthy, Christopher John 2010. Discovery of a novel association between baobab trees (Adansonia) and the poorly known Standing's day gecko Phelsuma standingi in Madagascar. The Herpetological Journal 20: 281-284 - get paper here
  • D'Cruze, Neil; Annette Olsonn, David Henson, Sunil Kumar, and David Emmett. 2009. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Lower Onilahy River Valley, a Temporary Protected Area in Southwest Madagascar. Herp. Cons. Biol. 4: 62-79 - get paper here
  • 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
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