Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994 is diurnal

Diurnal animal

Diurnality is a plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night.-In animals:Animals that are not diurnal might be nocturnal or crepuscular . Many animal species are diurnal, including many mammals, insects, reptiles and birds...

 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of gecko

Gecko

Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm....

s. It lives in central Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

and typically inhabits rainforests and dwells on trees. Phelsuma pronki feeds on insects and nectar.

Description

This lizard belongs to the smallest day geckos. It can reach a total length of about 11 cm. The body colour is greyish, the head yellow. Four serrated black stripes extend from the snout to the tag. The extremities are blackish with grey speckles. A yellow eye ring is present.

Distribution

This species inhabits the rianforest of the highland of central Madagascar near Andramasina.

Habitat

The habitat of Phelsuma pronki is rainy and very moist. There is a huge difference in temperature between night and day and between the different seasons. During the colder months, the temperature can be as low as 4 6°C at night, yet over 20°C during the day.

Care and maintenance in captivity

These animals should be housed in pairs and need a well planted terrarium which should provide many places to hide. It is important that there are some spot lights for basking. The daytime temperature should be between around 29°C while at night, the temperature should drop to 20°C. The humidity should be maintained between 75 and 100%. In captivity, these animals can be fed with crickets, wax moth larvae, fruit flies, mealworms and houseflies.