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Phelsuma borai

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Phelsuma borai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
P. borai
Binomial name
Phelsuma borai

Phelsuma borai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

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The specific name, borai, is in honor of Malagasy herpetologist Parfait Bora.[2]

Geographic range

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P. borai is found in the Melaky region of western Madagascar.[1][3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. borai is dry deciduous forest, at an altitude of 177 m (581 ft).[1]

Description

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Dorsally, P. borai is grayish brown; ventrally it is whitish. Unlike most other species in its genus, it has no green or red coloration.[3] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.2 cm (1.7 in), and it has a tail length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in), which is slightly longer than its SVL.[4]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of P. borai is unknown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P [in French] (2011). "Phelsuma borai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193263A8853565.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ 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 borai, p. 31).
  3. ^ a b c Phelsuma borai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ Glaw F, Köhler J, Vences M (2009).

Further reading

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  • Gardner CJ, Raxworthy CJ, Metcalfe K, Raselimanana AP, Smith RJ, Davies ZG (2015). "Comparing Methods for Prioritising Protected Areas for Investment: A Case Study Using Madagascar's Dry Forest Reptiles". PLoS ONE 10 (7): e0132803.
  • Glaw F, Köhler J, Vences M (2009). "A new species of cryptically coloured day gecko (Phelsuma) from the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in western Madagascar". Zootaxa 2195: 61–68. (Phelsuma borai, new species).
  • 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.