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Barbour's day gecko

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is a middle-sized day gecko. It can reach a total length (including tail) of about 13.5 cm (5.3 in). The body colour is brownish green or dark green. Both a dark brown dorso-lateral stripe and a dark brown lateral stripe extend from head to tail. The extremities are normally brown. The tail
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should be housed in pairs and needs a large terrarium which should provide many places to hide. Group breeding, however, is possible. The terrarium should be earth-based with a number of flat rocks present. It is important that there be some spot lights for basking. The daytime temperature should be
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glue their eggs under stones. Since additional females may deposit their eggs at the same location, as many as 50 eggs may be found together. At a temperature of 28 °C (82 °F), the young will hatch after approximately 55 days. The neonates measure 32 mm (1.3 in).
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is extremely harsh. There is a huge difference in temperature between night and day, and between different seasons. The maximum day temperature is 30 °C (86 °F). At night, it is cool and foggy.
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often lives in small groups. During the day, it flattens its body to catch as much sun as possible. This way it can reach its preferred body temperature. During the night and in the early morning,
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around 29 °C (84 °F), while at night the temperature should drop to 20 °C (68 °F). In captivity, it can be fed
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has a dark colour. However, when it is basking, the body colour becomes brighter.
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Amphibien und Reptilien Madagaskars, der Maskarenen, Seychellen und Komoren
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is terrestrial and typically lives on stones on the ground or on rocks in
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Mountains, at altitudes of 1,600–2,640 m (5,250–8,660 ft).
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and typically dwells on rocks. Barbour's day gecko feeds on
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Phelsuma barbouri
Barbour's gecko
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Gekkonidae
Phelsuma
Binomial name
Loveridge

species
lizard
family
Gekkonidae
endemic
Madagascar
diurnal

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