Cheke's day gecko

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Cheke's day gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. abbotti
Subspecies:	P. a. chekei
Trinomial name
Phelsuma abbotti chekei Börner & Minuth, 1984
Synonyms
Phelsuma befotakensis Börner & Minuth, 1982 (fide Meier & Böhme, 1996) Phelsuma chekei Börner & Minuth, 1984 Phelsuma abbotti chekei — Glaw & Vences, 1994

Cheke's day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti chekei) is a subspecies of day gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Etymology

The subspecific name, chekei, is in honor of British ornithologist Anthony S. Cheke.

Distribution

P. a. chekei is found on the island of Madagascar.

Diet

P. a. chekei primarily eats insects and fruits.^{[citation needed]}

Reproduction

P. a. chekei is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Börner A-R, Minuth W (1984). "On the taxonomy of the Indian Ocean Lizards of the Phelsuma madagascariensis species group (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81 (2): 243–281. (Phelsuma chekei, new species, p. 259).
• Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-01-3.
• Meier H, Böhme W (1996). "Zum taxonomischen Status des Formenkreises von Phelsuma abbotti STEJNEGER, 1893, mit Bemerkungen über P. masohoala Raxworthy & NUSSBAUM, 1994 ". Salamandra 32 (2): 85–98. (in German, with an abstract in English).