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Title: Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis


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Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma
madagascariensis grandis)
By Jennifer Stiner
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Characteristics
  • Bright green
  • Red line from eye to snout
  • Red spots on dorsal side
  • Adhesive toe pads
  • 9 to 11 inches
  • Big eyes with round pupils

http//www.labcon.com.br/versoes/ingles/curiosidad
es/repteis/giant_day_gecko.htm
http//www.daygecko.com/html/phelsuma_page_2.html
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Habitat and Diet
  • Madagascar, Seychelles, and other Indian Ocean
    islands
  • Rainforests and plantations
  • Diurnal and arboreal
  • Feed on arthropods, sweet fruit, nectar, and
    honey

http//www.myherp.com/caresheeets/madgecko
.htm
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Reproduction
  • Oviparous
  • Clutches of only 2 eggs
  • Female holds them against
    supporting surface until they become stuck
  • Incubate for 2 to 3 months

http//www.anolis.de/beratung/tiere/taggecko/madag
askar/madagaskar-haltungsbericht-kolja.htm
5
Behaviors
  • Defensive lose tail when threatened
  • Lie hidden in leaves to catch prey
  • Call unique clicking sound made with tongue on
    roof of mouthsounds like gecko

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Sources
  • Blank Park Zoo Meet the Animals. Giant Day
    Gecko http//www.blankparkzoo.com/animals/gecko.a
    sp
  •  
  • Colville, Ray. "Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
    Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis."
  • Newsletter of the Great Lakes Herpetological
    Society, September, 1994. http//www.myherp.com/ca
    resheeets/madgecko.htm
  •  
  • Curiosities About Reptiles. Giant Day Gecko
    http//www.labcon.com.br/versoes/ingles/curiosidad
    es/repteis/giant_day_geckot
  •  
  • Masoala. Giant Day Gecko http//www.masoala.ch/
    masoala_regenwald/en/tiere/taggecko.html
  •  
  • Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens. Madagascar
    Giant Day Gecko http//www.santabarbarazoo.org/a
    nimals/reptiles/gecko_madagascar.html
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