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Encyclopedia > Assumption Island day gecko
Geckos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species: abbotti
Binomial name
Phelsuma abbotti
Trinomial name
Phelsuma abbotti sumptio

Assumption Island day Gecko (Phelsuma abbotti sumptio CHEKE, 1982), named after a small island outlying on the south west end of the Seychelles is a subspecies of geckos. This species is only found on Assumption Island. It typically reaches the length of 140 mm, lives on palm trees and feeds on insects and fruit.


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