Phylogenetic systematics of day geckos, genus Phelsuma, based on molecular and morphological data (Squamata: Gekkonidae) Author Rocha, Sara Author Rösler, Herbert Author Gehring, Philip-Sebastian Author Glaw, Frank Author Posada, David Author Harris, James Author Vences, Miguel text Zootaxa 2010 2429 1 28 journal article 48334 10.5281/zenodo.194693 4c0d1aa7-64e9-4c3d-a673-8155067872b7 1175-5326 194693

TABLE 1. Body size, colour characters and egg-laying behaviour of recognized Phelsuma species and subspecies. Abbreviations: TL, maximum total length; SVL, maximum snout-vent length (both in mm). Colour is coded as follows: green, predominant colour green or blue; grey, predominant colour grey or brown (not green); interm., intermediate or mixed colour. Pattern: strong, contrast of main pattern compared with ground colour strong respectively weak, or intermediate. Stripes: tendency of dorsal or dorsolateral stripes present, absent, or intermediate; elongated patches on head, neck and lower back not considered as stripes. Lateral stripes: dark lateral/sublateral stripes present, absent or weak. Phelsuma can either glue their eggs to the substrate (+) or not (-). Missing data are represented by question marks (?).

	TL	SVL	Colour	Pattern	Stripes	Lateral stripes	Egg gluer
Pheluma barbouri group
Phelsuma barbouri Loveridge, 1942	150	64	grey	strong	present	present	+
Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994	112	50	grey	strong	present	present	-
Phelsuma dubia group
Phelsuma berghofi Krüger, 1996	122	58	interm.	weak	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma dubia (Boettger, 1881)	155	68	interm.	weak	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma flavigularis Mertens, 1962	170	66	green	weak	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma hielscheri Rösler, Obst & Seipp, 2001	161	73.4	interm.	strong	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma malamakibo Nussbaum, Raxworthy, Raselimanana & Ramanamanjato, 2000	123	61	green	weak	absent	present	+
Phelsuma modesta modesta Mertens, 1970	96	46	interm.	strong	absent	weak	+
Phelsuma modesta isakae Meier, 1993	120	57	interm.	weak	absent	weak	+
Phelsuma modesta leiogaster Mertens, 1973	130	48	grey	interm.	absent	weak	+
Phelsuma nigristriata Meier, 1984	110	46	green	weak	absent	present	-
Phelsuma ravenala Raxworthy, Ingram, Rabibisoa & Pearson, 2007	129	61	green	weak	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma mutabilis group
Phelsuma breviceps Boettger, 1894	120	48	grey	strong	absent	absent	-
Phelsuma mutabilis (Grandidier, 1869)	102	50	grey	strong	absent	absent	-
Phelsuma borai Glaw, Köhler, Vences 2009	88	43	grey	strong	absent	absent	?
Phelsuma cepediana group
Phelsuma borbonica borbonica Mertens, 1966	160	69	interm.	interm.	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma borbonica agalegae Cheke, 1975	170	71	interm.	strong	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma edwardnewtonii Vinson & Vinson, 1969	223	108	green	strong	absent	absent	?
Phelsuma cepediana (Milbert, 1812)	133	58	green	strong	interm.	present	+
Phelsuma guentheri Boulenger, 1885	>260	133	grey	interm.	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma guimbeaui Mertens, 1963	150	62	green	interm.	interm.	absent	+
Phelsuma inexpectata Mertens, 1966	130	58	green	strong	absent	absent	+
Phelsuma ornata Gray, 1825	130	52	green	strong	interm.	absent	+
Phelsuma rosagularis Vinson & Vinson, 1969	170	69	interm.	interm.	absent	absent	+