Hello Renee, I've attached a picture of Phyllopezus pollicaris. They are exported in small numbers from Paraguay and are commonly called Chacoan Leaf-toed Geckos. I hope this helps. Monday, September 03, 2001, 12:06:35 AM, you wrote: R> Okay, these geckos are really bugging me now. R> I ended up bringing the four home (probably do better R> with me anyways than at the store...). R> Anyhow, I was asking if anyone heard of a gecko being R> brought in as "choco leaf gecko" but it should have R> read "chaco" instead. R> I've went though the gga photo page as well as a few R> others from top to bottom and not one of them R> resembles the actual geckos... R> Doing a search (internet) yielded little to no results R> on geckos from that area (at least none that matched R> up) except for the mention of "Garthia gaudichaudi" R> which I found no photos or descriptions of... R> A bit about these geckos: R> -the largest is about 7" long with svl about 3.5. R> -the lamellae are single, and they have claws that R> look similar to G.vorax, but toes look slimmer than R> all the gehyra photos I've seen. R> -one of the females (I think) has what looks like R> calci sacs. R> -the pores seem to be faint, and only slight bulges on R> the 2 that look most male (I may have 4 females) R> -the pattern is sort of a series of small black (4mm) R> ovals with white bordering the posterior edge. R> the color between the ovals is a sort of charcoal R> grey, though this varies at times from almost black to R> white... R> -The scales are mainly smooth with slightly larger R> scales interspersed along the sides and head (The R> oldest of the four has only a few larger scales) R> Sorry this is so long, but if anyone has any thoughts R> on what they could be, if would be greatly R> appreciated, I'll also try to get a photo up soon, R> thanks for your time, R> Renee -- Best Regards Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tony Gamble University of Minnesota Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
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