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''Phelsuma borai'' is a species of
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, a
lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.


Etymology

The
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, ''borai'', is in honor of Malagasy herpetologist Parfait Bora.


Geographic range

''P. borai'' is found in the Melaky region of western Madagascar.


Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of ''P. borai'' is dry deciduous forest, at an altitude of .


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. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , and it has a tail length of , which is slightly longer than its SVL. Glaw F, Köhler J, Vences M (2009).


Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of ''P. borai'' is unknown.


References


Further reading

* 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. Phelsuma Geckos of Africa Reptiles of Madagascar Endemic fauna of Madagascar Reptiles described in 2009 Taxa named by Frank Glaw Taxa named by Jörn Köhler Taxa named by Miguel Vences {{Gecko-stub