Cheke's day gecko
{{Short description|Subspecies of lizard}}
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| image = Phelsuma abbotti chekei 188291768.jpg
| genus = Phelsuma
| species = abbotti
| subspecies = chekei
| authority = Börner & Minuth, 1984
| synonyms = * Phelsuma befotakensis
{{small|Börner & Minuth, 1982}}
(fide Meier & Böhme, 1996)
- Phelsuma chekei
{{small|Börner & Minuth, 1984}} - Phelsuma abbotti chekei
{{small|— Glaw & Vences, 1994}}
| synonyms_ref = {{EMBL species|genus=Phelsuma|species=abbotti}} www.reptile-database.org.
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Cheke's day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti chekei) is a subspecies of day gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
Etymology
Distribution
P. a. chekei is found on the island of Madagascar.
Diet
P. a. chekei primarily eats insects and fruits.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Reproduction
P. a. chekei is oviparous.
References
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Further reading
- Börner A-R, Minuth W (1984). "On the taxonomy of the Indian Ocean Lizards of the Phelsuma madagascariensis species group (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81 (2): 243–281. (Phelsuma chekei, new species, p. 259).
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. {{ISBN|978-3929449-01-3}}.
- Meier H, Böhme W (1996). "Zum taxonomischen Status des Formenkreises von Phelsuma abbotti STEJNEGER, 1893, mit Bemerkungen über P. masohoala RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 1994 ". Salamandra 32 (2): 85–98. (in German, with an abstract in English).
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