Editing Phelsuma pusilla pusilla

{{Short description|Subspecies of lizard}}
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'''''Phelsuma pusilla pusilla''''' is a [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] [[gecko]] and lives in eastern [[Madagascar]]. It typically inhabits different trees and houses. This day gecko feeds on insects and nectar.

== Scientific synonyms==
*''Phelsuma lineata pusilla'' <small>[[Robert Mertens|Mertens]], 1964</small>
*''Phelsuma pusilla'' <small>[[Harald Meier|Meier]], 1989</small>
*''Phelsuma pusilla pusilla'' <small>Glaw & Vences, 1994</small>

== Description==
The lizard belongs to the smallest day geckos and can reach a total length of about 8&nbsp;cm. The body colour is lime green, with red dots on the back and brown or black flanks. The tail has a blue hue and can be turquoise. The ventral side is white.

== Distribution and habitat==
''Phelsuma pusilla pusilla'' lives in the moist and warm climate of the east coast of Madagascar, where it was first found in the region around [[Abila Lemaitso]] near [[Brickaville]], but also occurs on the island [[Nosy Bohara]]. It inhabits different small trees and also occurs on banana trees, often close to human dwellings.

== Diet==
Various [[insects]] and other [[invertebrates]]. They also like to lick soft, sweet fruit, [[pollen]] and [[nectar]].

== Behaviour==
These geckos are quite quarrelsome and do not accept other males. In captivity, where the females cannot escape, the males can also sometimes seriously wound a females. In this case the male and female must be separated.

== Care and maintenance in captivity==
These animals should be housed in pairs and need a well planted terrarium. The temperature should be about 28&nbsp;°C (locally around 30&nbsp;°C) during the day and drop to around 20&nbsp;°C at night. The humidity should be maintained between 75 and 80% during the day. It is also important to include two colder months with a daytime temperature of 24&nbsp;°C and 16&nbsp;°C at night. In captivity, these animals can be fed with crickets,  wax moth larvae, fruit flies, mealworms and houseflies.

== References==
#Henkel, F.-W. and W. Schmidt (1995) ''Amphibien und Reptilien Madagaskars, der Maskarenen, Seychellen und Komoren''. Ulmer Stuttgart. {{ISBN|3-8001-7323-9}}
#[[Sean McKeown|McKeown, Sean]] (1993) ''The general care and maintenance of day geckos''. Advanced Vivarium Systems, Lakeside CA.

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[[Category:Reptiles of Africa]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar]]
[[Category:Phelsuma]]