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Mauritius ornate day gecko information


Mauritius ornate day gecko
On Île aux Aigrettes
Conservation status
Mauritius ornate day gecko
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
P. ornata
Binomial name
Phelsuma ornata
J.E. Gray, 1825
Approximate distribution

Depicted: Mauritius (Round Island, Île aux Aigrettes, and Coin de Mire), Southern Africa

  Range
Synonyms

Phelsuma ornatum Gray, 1825
Phelsuma vinsoni Mertens, 1963
Phelsuma ornata vinsoni Heselhaus, 1980
Phelsuma Phelsuma vinsoni Mertens, 1963

On Île aux Aigrettes

Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata) is a diurnal species of gecko. It occurs on the island of Mauritius and some surrounding islands and typically inhabits different trees and bushes. The Mauritius ornate day gecko feeds on insects and nectar.[citation needed][2]

  1. ^ Cole, N.; Buckland, S.; Karlsdottir, B.; Mootoocurpen, R. (2021). "Phelsuma ornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13484259A13484272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13484259A13484272.en. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ Nyhagen, Dorte Friis; Kragelund, Caroline; Olesen, Jens M.; Jones, Carl G. (2001). "Insular Interactions between Lizards and Flowers: Flower Visitation by an Endemic Mauritian Gecko". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 17 (5): 755–761. ISSN 0266-4674.

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