Hi Tony...
this gecko called leaf toed gecko, comes out of a small area North of
Philadelphia, Chaco, Paraguay. The export cuota on these lizard is about 100
total per year, I would be able to get them in two months, any other
questions let me know
Noelia
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From: "Tony Gamble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Renee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 10:11 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [Gecko] gecko id question, and more info?
> 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
>
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> Best Regards Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Tony Gamble
> University of Minnesota
> Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
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