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Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Green AnoleAnolis carolinensis
Madagascar Giant Day GeckoPhelsuma grandis
Striped Day GeckoPhelsuma lineata
Andaman Day GeckoPhelsuma andamanensis
Asian House GeckoHemidactylus frenatus
Mourning GeckoLepidodactylus lugubris
South American Marked GeckoHomonota horrida
Mahé Day GeckoPhelsuma sundbergi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Hawaii | 9,296 |
|---|---|
| United States | 7,250 |
| Madagascar | 73 |
| Diana | 40 |
| Atsinanana | 14 |
| Sava | 12 |
| Analanjirofo | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Typical Geckos · Gekkonidae |
| Genus | Day Geckos · Phelsuma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Gold Dust Day Gecko with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.