The blue-tailed day gecko is a diurnal lizard endemic to the island of Mauritius, reaching a total length of about 9.5 to 14 centimeters with females generally smaller than males. Males are light green to bluish green with a bright blue back, dark red spots and a deep blue tail, while females are duller with a green back and rust colored spots. It lives in warm, humid places on trees such as coconut palm, banana and papaya, and is the sole pollinator and seed disperser of the climbing shrub Roussea simplex, endemic to Mauritius's mountains.
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Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Phelsuma, Taxa Source Blue-tailed Day Gecko (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Blue-tailed Day Gecko
WikipediaHabitat and distribution
This species is the sole pollinator and seed disperser of a climbing shrub, Roussea simplex, which is endemic to the mountains of Mauritius.
Section: Diet
The blue-tailed day gecko feeds on various insects and other invertebrates
Section: Diet; begins "The blue-tailed day gecko feeds on various insec"
The blue-tailed day gecko feeds on various insects and other invertebrates.
Lead section
is a diurnal species of gecko
lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 343797
It typically inhabits warm and humid places and dwells on different trees and bushes.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source 2. Blue-tailed Day Gecko (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2897612 (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. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Phelsuma cepediana
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 3575Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 3575
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4. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Phelsuma cepediana
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 9.3 years (captivity)
Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
Adult weight 5 g
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