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The Rodrigues day gecko (Phelsuma edwardnewtoni), also known commonly as the Rodrigues blue-dotted day gecko, is an extinct species of day gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, where it typically inhabited forests and dwelt in trees. The Rodrigues day gecko fed on insects and nectar.
Two Phelsuma species (Phelsuma gigas and Phelsuma edwardnewtoni), both of which were endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues, are now considered to be extinct, probably due to the destruction of their environments by human settlers and their domestic animals. Many day gecko species are endangered today for similar reasons: an increasing ...
For example, the Rodrigues day gecko (Phelsuma edwardnewtoni) had total length up to 23 cm (9.1 in). The Rodrigues giant day gecko ( Phelsuma gigas ) was the largest day gecko and second-largest of all geckos (after the kawekaweau ), with a length of up to 40 cm (15.74 in) and possibly even 44 cm (17.3 in), [ citation needed ] and body mass 193 ...
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Rodrigues day gecko (Phelsuma edwardnewtoni) Rodrigues giant day gecko (Phelsuma gigas) Family Scincidae. Alinea luciae; Copeoglossum redondae; Mauritian giant skink (Leiolopisma mauritiana) Cape Verde giant skink (Macroscincus coctei) Tonga ground skink (Tachygyia microlepis) Family Teiidae. Ameiva cineracea; Martinique giant ameiva (Ameiva ...
Phelsuma edwardnewtonii: Rodrigues Last collected in 1917. Probably driven to extinction due to predation by introduced rats or cats. [65] Rodrigues giant day gecko: Phelsuma gigas: Rodrigues and nearby Frégate Island Last collected in 1842. [56]
Sir Edward Newton KCMG (10 November 1832 [1] – 25 April 1897) was a British colonial administrator and ornithologist.. He was born at Elveden Hall, Suffolk the sixth and youngest son of William Newton, MP.
The Rodrigues giant day gecko (Phelsuma gigas) is an extinct species of day gecko.It lived on the island of Rodrigues and surrounding islands and typically dwelt on trees. . The Rodrigues giant day gecko fed on insects and nectar, and, unlike most other day geckos, was apparently nocturnal in ha