Description
This lizard belongs to the mid-sized Phelsuma genus. Males can reach a total length of about 15.5 cm. Females are only 9–13 cm. The Mauritius lowland forest day gecko has a short, compact body form. The body colour is a brilliant green with a diffuse blue area on the neck region. There are irregular shaped orange-red bars and spots on the back and tail, the tip of which may be blue. The ventral side is whitish-yellow. One or two brown v-shaped bars are present on the chin. Juveniles are greyish-brown with little white spots. They start changing their colour after 6 months and after 12–15 they have the adult appearance.
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