Seychelles day gecko

Phelsuma astriata

''Phelsuma astriata'', the Seychelles day gecko or stripeless day gecko is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family endemic to the Seychelles.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.It lives in tropical areas. it eats vegetables of almost any kind.
Seychelles Day Gecko shed his tail These were very common in the garden and around the pool at our hotel. I chose this image because of the tail shedding it illustrates, but was pleasantly surprised that I could also add it to the JungleDragon species list. One reads that many lizards can shed their tail to escape predators or when stressed and this one lost his tip while we watched and photographed him. I am not really sure why, since we never touched him or even came close, but it had a full tail when we first saw him and then, a few seconds later, there was just a stump, as you can see in the photo. We searched the grass but could not find the tip. Several gecko internet sites mention that you can tell if "your" pet gecko has done that as there will be almost no blood at the tip - which is what you can see. A fascinating evolutionary defense mechanism. Geotagged,Phelsuma astriata,Praslin Island,Seychelles,Spring

Naming

There are 3 subspecies of ''Phelsuma astriata''.
⤷ ''Phelsuma astriata astriata'', Found on the islands of Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Thérèse, Astove, Frégate
⤷ ''Phelsuma astriata semicarinata'', northeastern islands of the Inner Seychelles, Denis Island, Daros Island, St. Joseph and La Réunion
⤷ ''Phelsuma astriata astovei'', Astove

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyGekkonidae
GenusPhelsuma
SpeciesP. astriata
Photographed in
Seychelles