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General introduction
The Phelsuma pusilla pusilla is a diurnal gecko and lives in eastern Madagascar. It typically inhabits different trees and houses. This day gecko feeds on insects and nectar.
Scientific name
Phelsuma pusilla pusilla MERTENS 1964Scientific synonyms
Phelsuma lineata pusilla MERTENS 1964
Phelsuma pusilla - MEIER 1989
Phelsuma pusilla pusilla - GLAW & VENCES 1994Description
The lizard belongs to the smallest day geckos and can reach a total length of about 8 cm. The body colour is lime green, with red dots on the back and brown or black flanks. The tail has a blue hue and can be turqoise. The ventral side is white.Distribution and habitat
Phelsuma pusilla pusilla lives in the moist and warm climate of the east coast of Madagascar, where it was first found in the region around Abila Lemaitso near Brickaville, but also occurs on the island Nosy Bohara. It inhabits different small trees and also occurs on banana trees, often close to human dwellings.Diet
Various insects and other invertebrates. They also like to lick soft, sweet fruit, pollen and nectar. Behaviour
These geckos are quite quarrelsome and do not accept other males. In captivity, where the females cannot escape, the males can also sometimes seriously wound a females. In this case the male and female must be separated.Reproduction