Phelsuma abbotti

Phelsuma abbotti, commonly known as Abbott's day gecko, the Aldabra day gecko, and the Assumption day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Phelsuma abbotti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. abbotti
Binomial name
Phelsuma abbotti Stejneger, 1893

Geographic range

P. abbotti is found in Madagascar and Seychelles.

Subspecies

Three 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

The 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

P. abbotti is oviparous.^[2]

Etymology

P. abbotti is named after American naturalist William Louis Abbott.^[3]

References

1. Gerlach, J.; Ineich, I.; Raxworthy, C. (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.
2. Phelsuma abbotti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. 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

• 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).