Phelsuma berghofi Krüger 1996 articles

Distribution

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Continent: Indian-Ocean
Distribution: SE Madagascar
Type locality: Somisiky, SuÌd-Ost-Madagaskar (23°23'S, 47°32'E), 56 m elevation.

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

The specific name, berghofi, is in honor of German herpetologist Hans-Peter Berghof.^[2]

P. berghofi is native to the Atsimo-Atsinanana region of southeastern Madagascar.^[3]

The preferred natural habitats of P. berghofi are grassland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to about 50 m (160 ft).^[1]

A medium-sized species for its genus, P. berghofi may attain a total length (including tail) of 12 or 15 cm (4.7 or 5.9 in).^[3]

P. berghofi is oviparous.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Raxworthy CJ, Ratsoavina F, Glaw F, Rabibisoa N, Rakotondrazafy NA, Bora P [in French] (2011). "Phelsuma berghofi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172765A6913725.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phelsuma berghofi, p. 24).
^ ^a ^b ^c Phelsuma berghofi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2019.

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