Mauritian day gecko

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WildFlower

Lion

I'm not sure about this ID. This one has no blue and the red spots are different too.
http://www.phelsuma.org/main/taxonomy/cepediana/cepediana.html
http://www.phelsumae.ch/phelsuma-gallerie-phelsumacepediana%28MontCocotte%29.html
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phelsuma&species=cepediana Posted 8 years ago
1. rakesh
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  it can be either mauritian or madagascar gecko Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Phelsuma grandis has this V shaped spot on the head. Posted 8 years ago

englishindiangirl

Lion

It's very difficult to tell. It doesn't seem to have a lot of markings on its back, but that could just be a variation I guess. Posted 8 years ago

rakesh

Musk Oxen

https://jungletraveler.blogspot.com/2016_11_01_archive.html

Find two more references and sort it out. Posted 8 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Are these photos of the same specimen? One thing is obvious - there is nothing blue about them. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. rakesh
    
    Musk Oxen
    
    No.
    I have added two more images.
    1,3,4 images are found common in near by environment of Mauritius.
    2 was in cage, it also has two tails. Also this published images is of a gecko in cage.
    
    I never seen any blue color on these geckos Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
  2. 1. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      Well, you've probably never seen a Phelsuma cepediana then. The references in my first comment above clearly show that it has at least a blue tail (as the common name suggests) and blue patch on the head and much more red spots. Posted 8 years ago

The Phelsuma grandis

''Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis'' Gray, 1870, is a diurnal arboreal subspecies of the day geckos . These geckos are part of the Phelsuma group, which consists of 70 species and subspecies. One common name is Madagascar giant day gecko, being large and is found in areas of tropical and subtropical forest in northern Madagascar. As with other geckos of the species ''Phelsuma madagascariensis'', ''P. m. grandis'' feeds on various invertebrates and very small vertebrates and nectars.

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