Giant Day Gecko
Phelsuma grandis
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Phelsuma
- Also known as
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Giant Day Gecko research
15 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Nocturnal foraging and activity by diurnal lizards: Six species of day geckos (Phelsuma spp.) using the night‐light niche
Austral Ecology · 2021 · cited 28 times
- How to monitor elusive lizards: comparison of capture–recapture methods on giant day geckos ( Gekkonidae , Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis ) in the Masoala rainforest exhibit, Zurich Zoo
Ecological Research · 2008 · cited 17 times
- A Day Gecko Darkens its Body Color in Response to Avian Alarm Calls
Current Herpetology · 2013 · cited 16 times
- Coloured and Toxic Nectar: Feeding Choices of the Madagascar Giant Day Gecko, P helsuma grandis
Ethology · 2013 · cited 15 times
- Ecological effects of the invasive giant madagascar day gecko on endemic mauritian geckos: applications of binomial-mixture and species distribution models.
PloS one · 2014 · cited 11 times
- New findings of Phelsuma grandis and P. laticauda (Sauria: Gekkonidae) at the southern edge of the range of the endangered Phelsuma serraticauda in eastern Madagascar
2014 · cited 7 times
- In situ adaptation and ecological release facilitate the occupied niche expansion of a non-native Madagascan day gecko in Florida.
Ecology and evolution · 2021 · cited 7 times
- Two new species of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Madagascar Gekkonids.
The Journal of protozoology · 1987 · cited 6 times
Giant Day Gecko natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Diet
Sebastian D. Summo Elias, Kyle A. Freitas, Roland E. Travieso, and Drew R. Davis · 2024 · Herpetological Review 55(4): 569 · Read the note
Spinal abnormality
Jeanfrançois Cornuaille, Anouk Decors, Mickaël Sanchez, and Umr Pvbmt · 2024 · Herpetological Review 55(1): 101 · Read the note
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