Phelsuma punctulata MERTENS, 1970
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Phelsuma punctulata
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Striped Day Gecko G: Streifentaggecko |
| Synonym | Phelsuma lineata punctulata MERTENS 1970: 3 Phelsuma lineata punctulata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 295 Phelsuma lineata punctulata — BERGHOF 2005: 75 Phelsuma lineata punctulata — ANDERS 2008 Phelsuma lineata punctulata — HALLMANN et al. 2008: 151 Phelsuma lineata punctulata — GLAW & RÖSLER 2015 Phelsuma punctulata — GEHRING et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | N Madagascar Type locality: Madagascar, Tsaratanana mountain massif. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: SMF 65500 |
| Diagnosis | Original Diagnosis: “Eine mittelgroße Rasse (Kopf und Rumpf 55 mm), Pholidose wie bei der Nominatrasse, auch die Färbung, doch die Dorsalzeichnung abweichend: keine markanten roten Dorsalflecken, stattdessen eine feine schwärzliche Punktierung auf dem ganzen Rücken. Ein heller Seitenstreifen vorhanden, der oben und unten von einem dunklen umsäumt wird.” (Mertens 1970) Coloration in life: P. punctulata has a shiny dark green metallic scaling and can appear completely black depending on the angle of view. The head and nape of the neck have fine red dots. From the nose opening a red line runs under the eye to the ear opening. Dorsally the animals show a red, partly also black dotted pattern. The upper side of the tail shows a weak, dark marbling. A white lateral band runs from the tip of the snout to the rear extremities. Above this is another black lateral band, starting at the forelimbs and running to just behind the hindlimbs. A gray lateral line runs below the white lateral band from the tip of the snout to the base of the tail. The underside is coloured white. Upon examination in 2021 the male holotype (SMF 65500, Fig. 3) of Phelsuma l. punctulata, shows the general colour pattern as described above, although the green and red colours are faded. (Gehring et al. 2022) Short description of the holotype (SMF 65500): SVL 57.3 mm; TL 117.8; 8/7 supralabials on the left and right side of the head; 8/6 infralabials; 1 internasal; nostril in contact with rostral and first supralabial; 25 preanofemoral pores; mental triangle-shaped; dorsals, ventrals, and subcaudals keeled. (Gehring et al. 2022) Detailed description: Mertens 1970 and Rösler & Ineich 2010 |
| Comment | Species grup: Member of the Phelsuma lineata (phenetic) group (GLAW, VENCES & ZIEGLER 1999). Synonymy. Recently, chloroscelis and bifasciata have been suggested to be synonyms of P. lineata (Hallmann, cited in ANDERS 2008). |
| Etymology | Named after the punctate pattern on the dorsal side. |
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