Editing Blue-tailed day gecko (section)

==Habitat and distribution==
The blue-tailed gecko and other reptiles are sensitive to artificial light at night and will change their behaviors as a result of being exposed to this light. The blue-tailed gecko is primarily [[Diurnality|diurnal]], as are most of the geckos in its genus ([[Phelsuma]]). It has been found that the blue-tailed gecko will change its foraging behavior from diurnal to [[Nocturnality|nocturnal]] in situations in which it has artificial light sources at its disposal. Nocturnal activity includes agonistic or aggressive behaviors, courtship, and foraging. When artificial lights are used in nocturnal situations, it alters the amount of time and effort that visual predators will spend foraging.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Baxter-Gilbert|first1=James|last2=Baider|first2=Claudia|author2-link=species:Claudia Bader|last3=Florens|first3=Francois|author3-link=species:Francois Benjamin Vincent Florens|last4=Hawlitschek|first4=Oliver|author4-link=species:Oliver Hawlitschek|last5=Mohan|first5=Ashwini|last6=Mohanty|first6=Nitya|last7=Wagener|first7=Carla|last8=Webster|first8=Kathleen|last9=Riley|first9=Julia|date=2021-02-19|title=Nocturnal foraging and activity by diurnal lizards: Six species of day geckos (''Phelsuma'' spp.) using the night-light niche|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349439655|journal=Austral Ecology|volume=46 |issue=3 |pages=501–506 |doi=10.1111/aec.13012}}</ref>

''P. cepediana'' is one of only seven species of the [[Mascarene Islands|Mascarene]] species that is still extant. This species is the sole pollinator and seed disperser of a climbing shrub, ''[[Roussea simplex]]'', which is endemic to the mountains of [[Mauritius]]. <ref>{{Citation|last1=Thébaud|first1=Christophe|title=Mascarene Islands, Biology|date=2009-01-01|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230745822|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of islands|access-date=2021-10-26|last2=Warren|first2=Ben|last3=Cheke|first3=Anthony|author3-link=species:Anthony S. Cheke|last4=Strasberg|first4=Dominique}}</ref> ''P. cepediana'' can typically be found on trees and bushes that produce fruits, such as coconut palms, banana trees, and papayas. These locations are warm and moist climates, which are preferred by this gecko.{{cn|date=October 2021}}

The blue-tailed day gecko inhabits the island [[Mauritius]] where it is widely distributed. ''P. cepediana'' may also have been introduced to [[Madagascar]] where it has been reported a few times, amongst others in the region of Iviloina. These observations have not been confirmed, however. Although ''P. cepediana'' seems to be unable to colonize agricultural areas,<ref>{{Cite book|last=McKeown|first=Sean|title=The General Care and Maintenance of Day Geckos|publisher=Advanced Vivarium Systems|year=1993|isbn=1882770226}}</ref> it can survive in suburban gardens that are heavily watered and planted as long as these gardens are near trees that produce fruit or flowers throughout the year. <ref name=farm/>