Biology:Assumption Island day gecko

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Short description: Subspecies of lizard

Phelsuma abbotti sumptio
Phelsuma abbotti ssp. sumptio.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species:
Subspecies:
P. a. sumptio
Trinomial name
Phelsuma abbotti sumptio
Cheke, 1982

Assumption Island day Gecko (Phelsuma abbotti sumptio Cheke, 1982) is a subspecies of gecko.[1] It is named for, and only found on, Assumption Island, a small outlying island to the south west of the Seychelles. This gecko It typically reaches the length of 140 mm, lives on palm trees and feeds on insects and fruit.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4810364 entry