Standing's Day Gecko
Phelsuma standingi
- Habitat: Dry forest and thornbush
- Range: South-western Madagascar
- Natural Diet: Insects and other invertebrates
- Status in the Wild:THREATENED
Fun Facts
- The Standing's day geckos are dark green in color, which helps them camouflage from predators
- They are active by day and rest by night in tree canopies.
- Sexually mature adult females have calcium deposits stored in sacs on each side of their necks, which is used for the formation of egg shells.
- Their toes have special adaptations which allows them to adhere to a variety of surfaces helping them to climb.
- When they are being hunted by a predator, geckos are able to drop their tails. The tail continues to move even after being dropped to distract predators giving the gecko time to make a quick getaway.
Conservation Threats
- Illegal trapping for pet trade has a detrimental influence on their free-ranging population numbers