Hello Pablo,
The third animal is older than the other two. The nose band is very
prominent in juvenile C. mitratus but fades away as the animals get
older.
Thursday, June 21, 2001, 12:33:30 PM, you wrote:
PR> Hi all,
PR> Some montha ago I bougth a trio of geckos that were
PR> suposed to be Coleonix Variegatus. Now I know that
PR> they are Coleonix Mitratus but I have some doubts
PR> about one. I am attaching the three photos and I hope
PR> you to help me Id the third one(the one that is on the
PR> gravel).
PR> I found some main differences
PR> 1)The third one is cosiderably biger than the other
PR> two
PR> 2)The third one has a more robust body and tail.
PR> 3)The color patern is not the same
PR> 4)The bands are not as defines as the others
PR> 5)There is no nose band on the third one
PR> All this is considering tha the first two are male and
PR> female and the third one is a mele, so the difference
PR> between sexes is not the issue here.
PR> Regards,
PR> Pablo Reyes
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Tony Gamble
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University of Minnesota
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