Phelsuma vanheygeni
Phelsuma vanheygeni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
| Phelsuma vanheygeni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Phelsuma |
| Species: | P. vanheygeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Phelsuma vanheygeni Lerner, 2004 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, vanheygeni, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Emmanuel Van Heygen,[2] who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range
P. vanheygeni is found on the Ampasindava peninsula in northern Madagascar.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. vanheygeni is forest, at altitudes of 50–400 m (160–1,310 ft).[1]
References
- Randrianantoandro JC, Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N (2011). "Phelsuma vanheygeni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172776A6915653. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172776A6915653.en. Downloaded on 23 September 2020.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma vanheygeni, p. 272).
- Species Phelsuma vanheygeni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Berghof H-P (2014). "Pflege und Vermehrung von Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994 und Phelsuma vanheygeni Lerner, 2004". Reptilia, Münster 19 (105): 38–43. (in German).
- Glaw F, Rösler H (2015). "Taxonomic checklist of the day geckos of the genera Phelsuma Gray, 1825 and Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937 (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 247–283.
- Lerner A (2004). "A new taxonomically isolated species of the genus Phelsuma Gray, 1825 from the Ampasindava peninsula, Madagascar". Phelsuma 12: 91–98. (Phelsuma vanheygeni, new species).
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