Phelsuma roesleri, also known commonly as Rösler's day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, roesleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Herbert Rösler (born 1952).

Phelsuma roesleri

Geographic range

P. roesleri is found in the Diana Region of extreme northern Madagascar.

Phelsuma roesleri

Habitat

The natural habitat of P. roesleri is forest at an altitude of .

Phelsuma roesleri

Description

Small for its genus, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for P. roesleri is , and the maximum recorded total length (including tail) is .

References

Further reading

Glaw F, Gehring P-S, Köhler J, Franzen M, Vences M (2010). "A new dwarf species of day gecko, genus Phelsuma, from the Ankarana pinnacle karst in northern Madagascar". Salamandra 46 (2): 83–92. (Phelsuma roesleri, new species). Glaw F, Rösler H (2015). "Taxonomic check list of the day geckos of the genera Phelsuma Gray, 1825 and Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937 (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 247–283. (Phelsuma roesleri, p. 269).

Phelsuma

Geckos of Africa

Reptiles of Madagascar

Endemic fauna of Madagascar

Reptiles described in 2010

Taxa named by Frank Glaw

Taxa named by Miguel Vences