Hello Don,
Wednesday, February 07, 2001, 9:58:18 AM, you wrote:
Dac> If you observed the places and the trees O'Shea was looking in you would
Dac> quickly assess that he doesnt understand Rhachy behavior. I saw some of the
Dac> trees he was looking in and couldnt help but blurt out" How the hell could he
Dac> even think anything would live in that tree"! Climbing a 100 foot+ tree thats
Dac> branchless for more then 3/4 of its length, inaccessible to other trees
Dac> nearby, and provides no cover isnt my idea off a place to look for a lizard
Dac> is it yours?
I hear you but R. trachyrhyncus seem to like them. Seipp and Henkel's book mentions
that "this gecko is a purely arboricole species inhabiting the crowns of
huge trees with heights of more than 60 ft (p 138)."
Speaking of R. leachianus they say, "The animals are mainly found on
the trunks and on thick branches. We often found them sleeping there
without any cover (p 118)."
New Caledonia is obviously a unique place and typical "rules" about
how geckos should behave seem to have some exceptions.
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Best regards,
Tony mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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