The Genus Phelsuma 


   Meanwhile, we have got accustomed to the permanent re-naming of traditional species and to the description of new ones. ... This tendency also applies to the genus Phelsuma whose members have a large circle of friends (a phenomenon also reflected in theh WWW). Impressive pictures and many informative facts may be found on the site of the IG Phelsuma. 
  The two species P. edwardnewtoni and P. gigas are considered to beb extinct. Either of them once lived on the small Indian Ocean island of Rodriguez (near Mauritius).


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