Habitation

This species of gecko is endemic to Madagascar. Their current habitat is limited to 16km^2 in the protected areas of Saint Luce Forest and the Ambatotsirongorongo (Smithsonian, 2021). 40% of the population is in Saint Luce and the other 60% is in Ambatotsirongorongo (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011). The Antanosy Day Gecko is typically found in littoral forest sections but can also be found in degraded forests with a dense canopy (Zoological Society of London, 2017).

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Source of Images:

Phelsuma antanosy | Phelsuma antanosy. (n.d.). EDGE of Existence. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/phelsuma-antanosy/ (photo).

These images are highlighting the only areas where Phelsuma antanosy are protected. In the second image the lower, smaller section is the Saint Luce Forest and the larger, longer section is the Ambatotsirongorongo.