| Phelsuma borai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Phelsuma |
| Species: | P. borai
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| Binomial name | |
| Phelsuma borai | |
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Phelsuma borai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, borai, is in honor of Malagasy herpetologist Parfait Bora.[2]
Geographic range
P. borai is found in the Melaky region of western Madagascar.[1][3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. borai is dry deciduous forest, at an altitude of 177 m (581 ft).[1]
Description
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
The mode of reproduction of P. borai is unknown.[3]
References
- ^ 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) - ^ 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).
- ^ a b c Phelsuma borai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.
- ^ Glaw F, Köhler J, Vences M (2009).
Further reading
- 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.
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