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Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

geographic distribution of Phelsuma pronki (Native: Madagascar)

geographic distribution of Phelsuma pronki (Native: Madagascar)

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Open encyclopedia reference

Phelsuma pronki, also known as Pronk's day gecko, is a critically endangered diurnal species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to central Madagascar, and threatened by severe habitat loss and collection for the international pet trade. It typically inhabits rainforests, dwells on trees, and feeds on insects and nectar.

Wikipedia contributors, Phelsuma pronki; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:44:04.846951+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994
Name authority
Seipp, 1994
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Phelsuma
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusPhelsuma
  13. speciesPhelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Phelsuma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Phelsuma berghofi Krüger, 1996GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Yellow-throated Day GeckoPhelsuma flavigularis Mertens, 1962GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rodrigues' Day GeckoPhelsuma gigas Liénard, 1842GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parker's Day GeckoPhelsuma parkeri Loveridge, 1941GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phelsuma parva Meier, 1983GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Indian Day GeckoPhelsuma pasteuri Meier, 1984GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phelsuma pusilla Mertens, 1964GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Striped Day GeckoPhelsuma lineata Gray, 1842GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Madagascar Day GeckoPhelsuma madagascariensis Gray, 1831GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Island Day GeckoPhelsuma nigristriata Meier, 1984GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Madagascar Day GeckoPhelsuma kochi Mertens, 1954GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phelsuma masohoala Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1994GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

C Madagascar (Andramasina region)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phelsuma&species=pronki Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4FZV6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.