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Phelsuma borbonica MERTENS, 1966

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesPhelsuma borbonica mater MEIER 1995
Phelsuma borbonica agalegae CHEKE 1975
Phelsuma borbonica borbonica MERTENS 1966 
Common NamesE: Reunion Day Gecko
F: Gecko vert de Bourbon 
SynonymPhelsuma cepediana borbonica MERTENS 1966: 97
Phelsuma borbonica borbonica CHEKE 1982
Phelsuma borbonica — KLUGE 1993
Phelsuma borbonica — RÖSLER 2000: 101
Phelsuma borbonica borbonica — BERGHOF 2005: 91
Phelsuma borbonica borbonica — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 90
Phelsuma borbonica borbonica — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma borbonica agalegae CHEKE 1975
Phelsuma agelegae [sic] — AUSTIN et al. 2004
Phelsuma borbonica agalegae — BERGHOF 2005: 91
Phelsuma borbonica agalegae — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 93
Phelsuma borbonica agalegae — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma borbonica mater MEIER 1995
Phelsuma borbonica mater — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 95
Phelsuma borbonica mater — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015
Phelsuma borbonica mater — RÖSLER 2020 
DistributionMascarene Islands: Mauritius (Agalega, Reunion, Bois Blanc)

borbonica: in the north Reunion; Type locality: Le Brûlé, Reunion, Mascarene Islands, 20°54’ S, 55° 26’ E.

mater: in the east of Reunion; Type locality: Basse Vallée, Réunion.

agalegae: Agalega; Type locality: Agalega Island, 10°25’ S, 56° 40’ E.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: SMF 60210, female
Holotype: ZFMK 57901, male; paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM [mater]
Neotype: BMNH 1975-418 (designated by Cheke 1982a) [agalegae] 
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CommentDistribution: Not known from the main island (i.e. Mauritius; fide Glaw, pers. comm.). Occurs in areas of native forest up to considerable altitudes. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality, Réunion, formerly known as Bourbon. 
References
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  • Berghof, H.-P. 2005. Taggeckos. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 144 pp. - get paper here
  • Berghof, Hans-Peter & Wolfgang Grossmann 2025. Mehrschwänzigkeit bei Phelsuma barbouri Loveridge, 1942 und Phelsuma borbonica Mertens, 1966 Sauria 47 (2): 57-59
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  • 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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