Aldabra Island day gecko

Aldabra Island day gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Phelsuma
Species: P. abbotti
Subspecies: P. a. abbotti
Trinomial name
Phelsuma abbotti abbotti
Stejneger, 1893

The Aldabra Island day gecko, or Aldabra day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti abbotti), has been found on the Aldabra Atoll (Seychelles). It lives on low trees and bushes and eats insects and fruit.

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