Phelsuma modesta MERTENS, 1970
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | Phelsuma modesta modesta MERTENS 1970 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster MERTENS 1973 |
Common Names | E: Modest Day Gecko |
Synonym | Phelsuma modesta MERTENS 1970 Phelsuma modesta — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297 Phelsuma modesta — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015 Phelsuma modesta modesta MERTENS 1970 Phelsuma modesta MERTENS 1970 Phelsuma leiogaster trautmanni MEIER 1993 Phelsuma leiogaster isakae MEIER 1993 Phelsuma leiogaster trautmanni — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297 Phelsuma leiogaster isakae — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297 Phelsuma leiogaster isakae — RÖSLER 1995: 142 Phelsuma modesta isakae — KRÜGER 1996: 8 Phelsuma modesta isakae — RÖSLER 2000: 102 Phelsuma modesta modesta — RÖSLER 2000: 102 Phelsuma modesta modesta — BERGHOF 2005: 100 Phelsuma modesta isakae — BERGHOF 2005: 100 Phelsuma modesta isakae — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 166 Phelsuma modesta modesta — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 164 Phelsuma modesta modesta — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster MERTENS 1973 Phelsuma lineata leiogaster MERTENS 1973 Phelsuma lineata leiogaster — MEIER 1982 Phelsuma lineata leiogaster — HOESCH 1982 Phelsuma leiogaster — MEIER 1989 Phelsuma leiogaster leiogaster — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 297 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — KRÜGER 1996: 8 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — RÖSLER 2000: 102 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — BERGHOF 2005: 100 Phelsuma leiogaster — VAN BEEST 2004 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 167 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — HOFMANN & TRAUTMANN 2012 Phelsuma modesta leiogaster — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015 |
Distribution | Madagascar (Ambovombe, Betioky, Morombe, Soalala, Toliara) leiogaster: Tuléar, Ambovombe, Fort Dauphin, Betioky. Type locality: Tuléar isakae: SE Madagascar Type locality: Ambovombe. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: SMF 65518 (modesta) Holotype: SMF 68080 [leiogaster] Holotype: ZFMK 54981; paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM [isakae] Holotype: ZFMK 55122; paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM [trautmanni] |
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Comment | Subspecies: Phelsuma leiogaster has been considered as a subspecies or synonym of P. modesta. Member of the Phelsuma modesta (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999). Phelsuma modesta isakae MEIER 1993 has been synonymized with P. m. modesta by Hofmann & Trautmann 2012. Max length: 100 mm (modesta), 120 mm (isakae), 110 mm (leiogaster). |
Etymology | named after its “modest” (= inconspicuous) coloration. |
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