Madagascar Sun Gecko
It is a rough species in this genus. The adult body of the Madagascar day gecko can reach 22~24cm, and the anal snout is about 11~12cm long. The body color of this species is bright green, but occasionally there are blue-green patches on the sides and tail. There are red spots scattered on the body, sometimes scattered in a straight line from the neck to the forelimbs. There is a V-shaped red patch on the mouth and nose, and occasionally the red patch will break into small dots. There is a red band-like spot spreading from the nose to the eyes, passing through the ears, and finally connecting on the head. Often there will be a second red band running parallel to the eye red band across the neck. The distribution patterns of these red bands on the head are not the same in the other three subspecies. The abdomen of this species is blue-gray.
One of the characteristics of this subspecies of the Madagascar Sun Gecko is that the skin between its indium plates is black. This is also the best way to distinguish this subspecies from the other three subspecies, because the skin color of the other three subspecies is much lighter than that of the Madagascar Sun Gecko. The body color of these geckos can quickly change between shades according to their mood and movements.
The body color of the newborn Madagascar Sun Gecko is very similar to that of the adult. The only difference is that the abdomen of the larvae is brown-red, and the lower side of the tail is bright red. Differently, there are obvious differences between the larvae and adults of the original subspecies (P.m.madagascariensis). The abdomen of newborn individuals of P.m.madagascariensis is yellow, with a continuous series of red bands on the back, and many white spots spreading from the neck to the middle of the body. Its tail is also dotted with red ribbons.
There are some differences between the larvae of all subspecies (mostly the difference is red). However, all larvae have the same red band on their heads as adults.
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