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
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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
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• 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
  
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• Curiosities About Reptiles. Giant Day Gecko
  http//www.labcon.com.br/versoes/ingles/curiosidad
  es/repteis/giant_day_geckot
  
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• Masoala. Giant Day Gecko http//www.masoala.ch/
  masoala_regenwald/en/tiere/taggecko.html
  
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• Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens. Madagascar
  Giant Day Gecko http//www.santabarbarazoo.org/a
  nimals/reptiles/gecko_madagascar.html