Phelsuma abbotti, commonly known as Abbott's day gecko, Aldabra day gecko, or Assumption day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Phelsuma |
| Species: | P. abbotti
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| Phelsuma abbotti Stejneger, 1893
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Geographic range
editP. abbotti is found in Madagascar and Seychelles.
Subspecies
editThree subspecies are distinguished:[2]
- Phelsuma abbotti abbotti Stejneger, 1893 – Aldabra Island day gecko (Aldabra Atoll, the Seychelles)
- Phelsuma abbotti chekei Börner & Minuth, 1984 – Cheke's day gecko (Madagascar)
- Phelsuma abbotti sumptio Cheke, 1982 – Assumption Island day gecko (Assumption Island, the Seychelles)
Habitat
editThe natural habitats of P. abbotti are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced vegetation.[1]
Reproduction
editEtymology
editP. abbotti is named after American naturalist William Louis Abbott.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Gerlach, J.; Ineich, I.; Raxworthy, C. [in French] (2011). "Phelsuma abbotti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T61431A12483018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T61431A12483018.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Phelsuma abbotti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma abbotti, p. 1).
Further reading
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- Stejneger L (1893). "On some collections of reptiles and batrachians from East Africa and the adjacent islands, recently received from Dr. W. L. Abbott and Mr. William Astor Chanler, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 16: 711–741. (Phelsuma abbotti, new species, pp. 716–717).
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