I have kept Cosymbotus platyurus for a while when I was young (some thirthy
years ago now...) and seen themin Thailand.
They are very close to Hemidactylus. It is doubtfull wheather Cosymbotus as
a special genus should be there..
They are abundant in Thailand, living in colonies around the lights at
night. Over twenty on a small rooms roof I counted. But this is not a very
natural situation. I found themrather aggressive in the terrarium. They were
aggressive towards the phelsuma's I kept them with eventhough, they were
definitely nightprowlers and did see little of the Daygeckoes normally. Only
when it came to feeding, they woke up (one of teh advantages of always
having your eyes opened) and chased the Phelsuma's. Strange enough, once
separated, the Cosymbotus showed more daytime activities, but not very
conspicuous. They were very shy at daytime (exept when foodwas around) and
much less during the dark hours of the day.
Definitely wake up if there is something interestin nocturnal...
Peter Mudde
Hoofdredactie 'onder het Palmblad'
see : www.palmblad.com
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Van: Beverly Erlebacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Datum: maandag 12 februari 2001 21:23
Onderwerp: RE: [Gecko] US geckos (Cosymbotus platyurus)
>> C.platyurus is in Tampa as well. Specifically in Riverhills and Brandon.
>> Likely as a result of a LARGE nursery near a longstanding importer in the
>> area. I have twice seen gravid females hanging around on the pool cage
in
>> addition to various other individuals.
>
>I'm curious about these little guys because I see them around here sold
>inexpensively as 'house geckos'. At any rate, that's what I think they
>are - small brownish/grayish geckos with dark eyes and a flat tapering
>tail with serrated edges.
>
>Has anyone here kept them? Do they have any especially interesting
>behaviour? Can they be kept in groups, or are they too territorial?
>I'm thinking that they might make a nice display in a planted enclosure
>if they like to live in groups.
>
>I know they are nocturnal, but are they always-in-a-stupor-when-the-
>lights-are-on nocturnal, or are they wake-up-if-something-interesting-
>like-food-shows-up nocturnal?
>
>Are the ones I'm seeing here in Canada likely to be from feral Florida
>populations, or from Asia? Do these animals show up with significant
>disease and parasite problems?
>
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