Taxonomy Profile: Phelsuma guimbeaui (Mertens 1963)

Phelsuma guimbeaui: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Mauritius Forest Day Gecko []
Orange-spotted Day Gecko []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Phelsuma guimbeaui: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Gekkota
Family : Gekkonidae
Geckos |
Genus : Phelsuma
Day Geckos |
Species : Phelsuma guimbeaui
Mauritius Forest Day Gecko |
Orange-spotted Day Gecko |
Phelsuma guimbeaui Direct Children(s):
Phelsuma guimbeaui: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Phelsuma guimbeaui
Expert:
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
Notes:
Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
Reference for:
Phelsuma guimbeaui
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of CITES species
Acquired:
2009-05-01
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2008. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-029-3. Available online at http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/sca/cd_checklist-info/ or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Phelsuma guimbeaui
Source:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1
Acquired:
2011-05-27
Notes:
Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
Reference for:
Phelsuma guimbeaui
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-12-31 / 2004-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Phelsuma guimbeaui
Phelsuma guimbeaui: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hawaii / Introduced
Phelsuma guimbeaui: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II listed under Phelsuma, adopted at the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (The Hague, 2007)