Editing Rodrigues giant day gecko (section)

{{Short description|Extinct species of lizard}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Phelsuma gigas.jpg
| status = EX
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>Cole, N. 2021. ''Phelsuma gigas''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T16925A166929864. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T16925A166929864.en. Accessed on 17 April 2023.</ref>
| extinct = 1841
| genus = Phelsuma
| species = gigas
| authority = ([[François Liénard de la Mivoye|Liénard]], 1842)
| synonyms = * ''Gecko gigas'' {{small|Liénard, 1842}}
* ''Gekko newtoni'' {{small|[[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1877}}<!-- {{Taxobox_authority|author=[[Robert Hoffstetter|Hoffstetter]]|date=1946}}Placed its present genus ''Phelsuma gigas'' Vinson & Vinson, 1969. Does not belong into synonymy, could be worthy of citation and/or brief abstract on taxonomy; possibly "Gecko newtoni" described from entire specimen, "G. newtoni" from subfossil bones. -->
* ''Phelsuma gigas'' {{small|— Kluge, 1993}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref>"''Phelsuma gigas'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
}}

The '''Rodrigues giant day gecko''' ('''''Phelsuma gigas''''') is an extinct [[species]] of [[day gecko]]. It lived on the island of [[Rodrigues (island)|Rodrigues]] and surrounding islands and typically dwelt on trees. The Rodrigues giant day gecko fed on insects and nectar, and, unlike most other day geckos, was apparently nocturnal in habit.