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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Phelsuma gigas Liénard 1842
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Phelsuma gigas
Phelsuma gigas Liénard 1842
Recognized by ReptileDB
Gecko newtoni
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Phelsuma gigas
Species recognized by CITES
Phelsuma gigas
Recognized by Gamble et al 2015
Phelsuma gigas (Lienard 1842)

Alternative Names

Gecko newtoni Günther 1877
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gecko newtoni
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Gecko newtoni Günther 1877
Phelsuma gigas
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Phelsuma gigas Liénard 1842
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Gecko newtoni Günther 1877
Gecko newtoni Günther 1877
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Phelsuma newtonii
Synonym according to CITES

Common Names

English

Rodrigues' Day Gecko preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB and admin
Rodrigues giant day gecko
Recognized by admin
Giant Day Gecko
Recognized by CITES

French

Gecko diurne géant de Rodrigues preferred
Recognized by CITES
Phelsume de géant Rodrigues
Recognized by CITES

German

Rodrigues-Riesengecko preferred
Recognized by admin

Italian

Felsuma gigante preferred
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

Rodrigues jättedaggecko preferred
Recognized by CITES
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Curated hierarchies for Phelsuma gigas Liénard 1842

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Gekkota
Gekkonidae
Phelsuma

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Gekkota
Gekkonidae
Phelsuma

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Gekkota
Gekkonidae
Phelsuma

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Gekkonidae
Phelsuma Gray 1825

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Gekkota
Gekkonidae
Phelsuma Gray 1825

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Gekkonidae
697 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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