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Phelsuma astriata TORNIER, 1901

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesPhelsuma astriata astriata TORNIER 1901
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata CHEKE 1982 
Common NamesE: Seychelles Day Gecko
G: Kleiner Seychellen-Taggecko 
SynonymPhelsuma lineata var. astriata TORNIER 1901: 64
Phelsuma astriata — CHEKE 1982: 186
Phelsuma astriata — KLUGE 1993
Phelsuma astriata — RÖSLER 2000: 101

Phelsuma astriata astriata TORNIER 1901
Phelsuma carinatum RENDAHL 1939: 277 (fide MERTENS 1962)
Phelsuma carinatum maheense RENDAHL 1939: 278 (fide MERTENS 1962)
Phelsuma astovei FITZSIMONS 1948
Phelsuma astriata astriata — MERTENS 1962: 88
Phelsuma astriata astovei — MERTENS 1962: 89
Phelsuma astriata astovei — CHEKE 1982: 188
Phelsuma astriata astriata — BERGHOF 2005: 69
Phelsuma astriata astriata — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 83
Phelsuma astriata astovei — MASHININI & MAHLANGU 2013
Phelsuma astriata astriata — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma astriata semicarinata CHEKE 1982
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata CHEKE 1982: 192
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata — KLUGE 1993
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata — BERGHOF 2005: 69
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 84
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata — BERGHOF 2014
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata — PAWLOWSKI 2017
Phelsuma astriata semicarinata — PAWLOWSKI 2019 
DistributionSeychelles (Astove, Mahe, Praslin, Curieuse, La Digue, Praslin Island)

astriata: Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Thérèse, Astove, Frégate; Type locality: Mahé, Seychelles.

no longer recognized: astovei: Astove; Type locality: Astove Island; Holotype: TM

semicarinata; northeastern islands of the Inner Seychelles, Denis, Daros, St. Joseph  
Reproductionoviparous; shows temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) (Budzinski 1999) 
TypesLectotype: ZMB 16842, female (designated by BAUER & GÜNTHER 1991)
Holotype: BMNH 1976.1884, female [semicarinata] 
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Comment 
EtymologyApparently named after the lack of a white stripe that is found in P. lineata, passing through its eye and along the body to the hindleg.

P. a. semicarinata was named after the restricted extent of the keels on the underpart scales, and retains the essence of the discarded name. 
References
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