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Basic information
Phelsuma laticauda
Broad-tailed Day Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyGeckos
GenusDay geckos
- Czech name
- Felsuma zlatoocasá
- English name
- Broad-tailed Day Gecko
- Alternative names
- Gold dust day gecko, Gold dust day gecko, Broad-tailed Day Gecko, Gold-dust Day Gecko, Goldstaub Taggecko
- Synonyms
- Pachydactylus laticauda
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 65 mm
- Body mass
- max 5.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body temperature
- 22.3–22.3 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.5–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 3–5 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 778FB · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17245 · dryad-v5