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Phelsuma madagascariensis GRAY, 1831

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
SubspeciesPhelsuma madagascariensis boehmei MEIER 1982
Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis (GRAY 1831) 
Common NamesE: Madagascar Day Gecko
G: Großer Taggecko 
SynonymPhelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis (GRAY 1831)
Gekko madagascariensis GRAY 1831
Phelsuma sarrube [WIEGMANN 1834]
Phelsuma madagascariense — BOULENGER 1885: 214
Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis — MERTENS 1962
Phelsuma madagascariensis martensi MERTENS 1962: 105
Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei MEIER 1982
Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei MEIER 1982
Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 291
Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei — BERGHOF 2005: 78
Phelsuma madagascariensis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 290
Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis — BERGHOF 2005: 78
Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015

Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei MEIER 1982
Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 157
Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015
Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei — RÖSLER 2020 
DistributionMadagascar (Perinet, Andasibe, Ranomafana, Diego Suarez, Maevatanana, Tamatave), Nossi Be = Nosy Bé,Nosy Sakatia, Nosy Tanikely, Nosy Komba

USA (introduced to Florida).

boehmei: around Perinet; Type locality: Perinet.

madagascariensis: east coast between Fénérive and Mananjari-Kianjavato.

not recognized anymore:

martensi: coastal E Madagascar; Type locality: “Ambavala bei Fénérive”.

venusta: N Madagascar (south to Ambilobé); Type locality: “25 km südlich von Diego Suarez, Nord-Madagaskar”.

Type locality: Madagascar  
Reproductionoviparous. Exhibits temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) fide Cornejo-Páramo et al. 2020 (and references therein). 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.26.34
Holotype: ZFMK 32107, paratypes: ZFMK, ZSM [boehmei]
Holotype: SMF [martensi]
Holotype: SMF [venusta] 
Diagnosis 
CommentMember of the Phelsuma madagascariensis (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999). Some authors (such as MERTENS 1962) have synonymized grandis with madagascariensis. Raxworthy et al. (2007) consider P. m boehmei as a synonym of P. m. madagascariensis. However, Berghoff (2010) provides evidence for the separation of boehmei.

Max length: 230 mm (boehmei) - 240 mm (madagascariensis). 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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