#1511 · 🦎 reptiles

Gold Dust Day Gecko

🇳🇱 Goudstofdaggekko ·Phelsuma laticauda

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Dougal Townsend · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Mark Nikas · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Kate Turner · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Annelise Wood · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Rick Long · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © cello caruso-turiello · CC BY 4.0
7. Dufau Rd, Oxnard, CA 93033, USA:© Steven Kurniawidjaja · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Hilo, HI 96720, USA:© David R · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 1618 Punahou St, Honolulu, HI, US:© Stevie Kennedy-Gold · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US:© Jack Roney · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The gold dust day gecko ( Phelsuma laticauda ) is a diurnal species of gecko. It lives in northern Madagascar, and on the Comoros, it has been also introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands. It typically inhabits various kinds of trees and houses. The gold dust day gecko feeds on insects and nectar. It is commonly known as the mascot of GEICO.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 13,316iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
13,316 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Oskar Boettger in 1880 (146 years ago).