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 Individual species record

Phelsuma berghofi Krueger, 1996

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Distribution of Phelsuma berghofiDistribution

Phelsuma berghofi is up to now only known from a small area in the southeast by Madagascar near Somisiky, about 2 km from the coast. 

Terra Typica

Somisiky, Southeast Madagascar

Biotope

The animals are found exclusively in the treetops of Ravanela madagascariensis, at heights of 3 to 5 m, never on the trunk.  They withdraw immediately when they sense danger in the hollow leafs where they are very well protected . The climate is typically hot and very damp for the east coast, tropical. By the proximity to the sea the relative humidity rises up to 100 % and the temperatures at night drops only little. It is always somewhat windy.

Description

Phelsuma berghofi

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