The gold dust day gecko is a small diurnal lizard native to northern Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and the Mascarene Islands, and has also been introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands. It reaches a total length of about 10 to 13 centimeters and is bright green to yellowish green, marked with gold speckles on the neck and upper back, rust colored bars across the snout and three tapering red bars on the lower back. It lives in tropical forest and often around human dwellings, feeding on insects along with soft fruit, pollen and nectar.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Phelsuma, Taxa Source Gold Dust Day Gecko (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Gold Dust Day Gecko (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q616510 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Phelsuma, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1429208 (Phelsuma)
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Gold Dust Day Gecko
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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