Madagascar day gecko

Our first encounter with the Madagascar day gecko, spotted on the leaf roof of our lodge. You will find these friendly green reptiles on and inside almost every house. During my first wildlife travel back in 2007, they freaked me out. Now they're friends. We curiously stare at each other. It did take us two weeks in Madagascar to find out that the high squeeky sound that we kept hearing was in fact coming from this gecko. It has a sound you don't expect from it.

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John Sullivan

Lion

What, no Geotag? Ferdy! Posted 9 years ago
1. John Sullivan
  
  Lion
  
  I can't figure out where this reserve is in Madagascar. Do you mean "Reserve Peyrieras", between Tana and Andasibe? If so, and assuming this is a local wild lizard, I believe it is in fact Phelsuma madagascariensis. Before that species was split into three in <http://sysbio.oxfordjournals.org/content/56/6/907.full.pdf>, this would have been considered P. m. boehmi, but the authors of that paper concluded that the distinctions between "P. m. boehmi" and "P. m. madagascariensis" were just individual variation. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Sorry, the GPS in my camera is hit and miss. This is indeed Reserve Peyrieras, which is more like a small zoo, not really wild. Posted 9 years ago

The Phelsuma madagascariensis

''Phelsuma madagascariensis'' is a species of day gecko that lives in Madagascar. It is among the most widespread day geckos and is found in a wide range of habitats. With a length of up to 30.5 centimetres , it is also the largest day gecko in Madagascar.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by Ferdy Christant