Boehme's giant day gecko

Boehme's giant day gecko is a diurnal gecko, a lizard of the family Gekkonidae, that is recognised in the source as the subspecies Phelsuma madagascariensis boehmei. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar, where it lives in rainforest and spends its time on trees, often high in the canopy, around Andasibe and Ranomafana. It is among the largest living day geckos, reaching a total length of about 22 cm, with a bright green body, black skin between the scales, a dark red stripe from the nostril to behind the eye, and scattered brownish or red-brick dots on the head and back. It feeds on insects and other invertebrates and also licks soft sweet fruit, pollen and nectar. Pairing takes place between November and January, and females lay up to six pairs of eggs. The common and subspecific names honour the German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.