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Phelsuma borai
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Phelsuma
Species:	P. borai
Binomial name
*Phelsuma borai* Glaw, J. Köhler & Vences, 2009

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

Etymology

The specific name, borai, is in honor of Malagasy herpetologist Parfait Bora.^[2]

Geographic range

P. borai is found in the Melaky region of western Madagascar.^[1]^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. borai is dry deciduous forest, at an altitude of 177 m (581 ft).^[1]

Description

Dorsally, P. borai is grayish brown; ventrally it is whitish. Unlike most other species in its genus, it has no green or red coloration.^[3] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.2 cm (1.7 in), and it has a tail length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in), which is slightly longer than its SVL.^[4]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. borai is unknown.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P [in French] (2011). "Phelsuma borai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193263A8853565.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma borai, p. 31).
^ ^a ^b ^c Phelsuma borai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.
^ Glaw F, Köhler J, Vences M (2009).

Gardner CJ, Raxworthy CJ, Metcalfe K, Raselimanana AP, Smith RJ, Davies ZG (2015). "Comparing Methods for Prioritising Protected Areas for Investment: A Case Study Using Madagascar's Dry Forest Reptiles". PLoS ONE 10 (7): e0132803.
Glaw F, Köhler J, Vences M (2009). "A new species of cryptically coloured day gecko (Phelsuma) from the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in western Madagascar". Zootaxa 2195: 61–68. (Phelsuma borai, new species).
Glaw F, Rösler H (2015). "Taxonomic checklist of the day geckos of the genera Phelsuma Gray, 1825 and Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937 (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 247–283.

Taxon identifiers
Phelsuma borai	Wikidata: Q3378677 Wikispecies: Phelsuma borai ARKive: phelsuma-borai BOLD: 459963 CoL: 4FZTF EoL: 23674803 GBIF: 6066609 iNaturalist: 109253 ITIS: 819045 IUCN: 193263 NCBI: 1175426 Open Tree of Life: 376496 RD: borai Species+: 9252

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