Editing Rodrigues giant day gecko (section)

==Description==
''Phelsuma gigas'' was one of the largest known geckos.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Gunther | first1 = A. | doi = 10.1098/rstl.1879.0045 | title = The Extinct Reptiles of Rodriguez | journal = Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London | volume = 168 | pages = 452–456 | year = 1879 | url = https://archive.org/details/philtrans05045839 | bibcode = 1879RSPT..168..452G | s2cid = 109921782 }}</ref> It reached a total length of about  {{convert|40|cm|in}}. The body colour was grayish or grayish brown. On the back there were irregular black spottings. The tail had some striping and was charcoal- or dark grey-coloured. The tongue had a pink colour and the ventral side of the body was light yellow. The original collected specimens that were used to describe this species have been lost. Today, only a few portions of some skeletons remain.