What is the conservation status of Seipp's day gecko?

Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Phelsuma seippi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.

Where does Seipp's day gecko live?

The species is native to northern Madagascar, typically inhabits rainforests, dwells on trees, and feeds on insects and nectar.

Why is Seipp's day gecko in crisis?

It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.

Is this the IUCN Red List page for Phelsuma seippi?

No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.

Is Seipp's day gecko a pet?

An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.

Endangered

Seipp's day gecko

Phelsuma seippi

Seipp's day gecko is a gecko in the family Gekkonidae — Phelsuma seippi, recorded as Endangered and tied to Madagascar.

Status: Endangered
Scientific name: Phelsuma seippi
Recorded from: Madagascar
CITES: Appendix II
Taxonomy: Squamata · Gekkonidae · Phelsuma
Records: Wikidata · GBIF · IUCN Red List

Appearance

The body colour of this slender and long-snouted gecko is green or yellowish green. There are several small red or rust-coloured spots on the back that may form dorsal striping. A rust-coloured eye stripe extends from the nostril to above the ear opening.

It can reach a total length (among them tail) of about 14 cm (5.5 in).

Range and habitat

P. Seippi inhabits northwest Madagascar. It can also be found on the islands Nosy Bé and Nosy Komba. P. Seippi usually lives in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft).

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Typical geckos hunt after dark on vertical surfaces. Day geckos in some genera are the exception — bright and diurnal.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Seipp's day gecko is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Seipp's day gecko, Wikidata item Q3016533. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.