Phelsuma pusilla
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Small Lined Day Gecko
Subspecies I've seen:
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/070502039PD_gecko.jpg)
P. p. pusilla
Small Lined Day Gecko
Phelsuma pusilla pusilla
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Small Lined Day Gecko
![Small Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma pusilla pusilla)](../images/herps/standard/070502039PD_gecko.jpg)
![Small Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma pusilla pusilla)](../images/herps/standard/070502041PD_gecko.jpg)
I spent a hot and entertaining hour or so watching this gecko and some of its friends play hide-and-seek in a large Ravenela palm.
Thanks to @mroesch on iNaturalist for correcting my initial identification of this gecko.
Online references:
- Phelsuma pusilla account on The Reptile Database
Printed references:
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 2007. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition