Phelsuma dorsivittata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species: Phelsuma dorsivittata

Name

Phelsuma dorsivittata Mertens, 1964

• Holotype: SMF 59373, ♂.
• Type locality: “Joffreville, ca. 25 km südlich von Diego Suarez, Nord-Madagaskar”.

Combinations

• Phelsuma lineata dorsivittata Mertens, 1964: 106 [original combination, as subespecies]
• Phelsuma dorsivittata — Rocha, Rösler, Gehring, Glaw, Posada, Harris & Vences, 2010 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Mertens, R. 1964. Fünf neue Rassen der Geckonengattung Phelsuma. Senckenbergiana Biologica 45: 99–112.

Links

• Glaw, F. & Rakotondrazafy, N.A. 2011. IUCN: Phelsuma dorsivittata  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T193493A8864251. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193493A8864251.en. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Striped Day Gecko