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Phelsuma dubia (BOETTGER, 1881)

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Zanzibar Day Gecko 
SynonymPachydactylus dubius BOETTGER 1881
Phelsuma dubius — BOULENGER 1885: 215
Phelsuma dubia — MERTENS 1962: 93
Phelsuma dubia — KLUGE 1993
Phelsuma dubia — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 298
Phelsuma dubia — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 10
Phelsuma dubia — RÖSLER 2000: 101
Phelsuma dubia — BERGHOF 2005: 71
Phelsuma dubia — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 106
Phelsuma dubia — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015
Phelsuma dubia — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 123 
DistributionMadagascar, Tanzania, Kenya, Comores (Mayotte, Grande Comore = Comoro Island, Anjouan, Moheli), Nossi Be = Nosy Bé, (Majunga), Nosy Komba, Zanzibar, Mozambique Island

Type locality: Madagascar  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesNeotype: SMF 9458, female, designated by Mertens 1967: 56; syntype: Überseemuseum Bremen, No. 954; 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (33 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentMember of the Phelsuma dubia (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999). 
EtymologyThe original describer, O. Boettger considered the generic allocation (to Pachydactylus) as “dubious” and thus named the species accordingly. 
References
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  • Augros, S., M. D. Scherz, C. Y. Wang-Claypool, L. Montfort, F. Glaw & O. Hawlitschek 2018. Comparative perch heights and habitat plant usage of day geckos (Phelsuma) in the Comoros Archipelago (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 54 (1): 71-74 - get paper here
  • Augros, Stephane; Pierre-Yves Fabulet & Oliver Hawlitschek 2017. First report of the co-existence of the three endemic Phelsuma species of Mayotte Island (Indian Ocean) in anthropogenic habitats. Herpetological Bulletin (140): - get paper here
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  • Berghof, Hans-Peter 2001. Neue Angaben zum Verbreitungsgebiet von Phelsuma dubia (BOETTGER 1881) sowie einige Bemerkungen zu Phelsuma hielscheri RÖSLER, OBST & SEIPP 2001. Herpetofauna 23 (133): 11-18 - get paper here
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