Phelsuma berghofi explained

Phelsuma berghofi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, berghofi, is in honor of German herpetologist Hans-Peter Berghof.^[1]

Geographic range

P. berghofi is native to the Atsimo-Atsinanana region of southeastern Madagascar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. berghofi are grassland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to about 50m (160feet).

Description

A medium-sized species for its genus, P. berghofi may attain a total length (including tail) of 12or.

Reproduction

P. berghofi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Berghof H-P (2005). Taggeckos. Münster, Germany: Natur und Tier Verlag. 144 pp. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 111). (in German).
• Hallmann G, Krüger J, Trautmann G (2008). Faszinierende Taggeckos: Die Gattung Phelsuma. Münster, Germany: Natur und Tier Verlag. 253 pp. . (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 88). (in German).
• Krüger J (1996). "Beschreibung einer neuen Art aus der Gattung Phelsuma aus dem Süd-Osten Madagaskars ". Herpetofauna 18 (105): 14–18. (Phelsuma berghofi, new species). (in German).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 101). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]