Phelsuma laticauda

Phelsuma laticauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species: Phelsuma laticauda

Name

Phelsuma laticauda (Boettger, 1880)

• Lectotype: SMF 9475.
• Type locality: “Nossi Be”.

Combinations

• Pachydactylus laticauda Boettger, 1880: 280 [original combination]
• Phelsuma laticauda — Boulenger, 1885: 215 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boettger, O. 1880. Diagnoses reptilium et batrachiorum novorum a Carolo Ebenau in insula Nossi-Bé Madagascariensi lectorum. Zoologischer Anzeiger 3: 279—283.

Links

• Gerlach, J., Ineich, I. & Vences, M. 2011. IUCN: Phelsuma laticauda  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T61433A12483895. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T61433A12483895.en. Accessed on 04 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Goldstaub-Taggecko
• English: Gold Dust Day Gecko