In a message dated 01-04-02 21:59:25 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon & Stacy
Boone) writes:
> haha. "Big" treat clarified as BIG A*S Geckonia, not any real written
> treats.
Jon,
Wow! I disagree---that was quite the written treat! What a fascinating and
informative post!
<snip>
> at
> a higher elevation lives yet another form. This form MIGHT represent a
new
> species, because it is substantially larger than the "inland morph". A
> further peculiarity of this form is that it lives in rocky steppe country
> where virtually everything is black (with the exception of the soil).
> Under the smaller, more turn-able rocks one will find this largest morph,
> and they are nearly all black - just like their surroundings.
Jon, I am curious, are these "nearly all black" morph patternless or do they
have the common patterns that can be found in the more common Geckonia? I
have a few Helmeteds that are very dark brown with black (or very deep brown)
and white spots, yet I didn't see that color represented in Pether's article
in Reptiles. The Geckonia pictured in the article seem to be the lighter
shades of tan, ocre, beige, etc. with varying patterns. Do you happen to
have any pics of the coastal, inland, and strange? I would love to see what
they look like.
Thanks for the great post!
Stacy
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