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| Naming history |  
| Phelsuma robertmertensi | Meier, 1980 |      
| |  | General | 
 
| Common name: | Mertens's Day Gecko |  
| Etymology: | Named after R. Mertens 
 |  | CITES: | II |  | Terra Typica: | Isle Mayotte, Comores |  | Size: | 100 mm (male) |  |  | 90 mm (female) |  | Minimum temperature: | 22-25°C |  | Maximum temperature: | 30-35°C |  | Incubation time: | 65-70 days |  | Method: | Non-gluer |  |  | |  | Location | 
 Comores
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 ![Eating a waxmoth larvea [Click to enlarge]](../images/photo/robertmertensi01_small.jpg)  ![[Click to enlarge]](../images/photo/robertmertensi02_small.jpg)  ![[Click to enlarge]](../images/photo/robertmertensi03_small.jpg)  ![[Click to enlarge]](../images/photo/robertmertensi04_small.jpg)  ![[Click to enlarge]](../images/photo/robertmertensi05_small.jpg)  ![[Click to enlarge]](../images/photo/robertmertensi06_small.jpg)  |