Hello Gina,
The is a great paper about the genus Gehyra by William N. Beckon "The Giant
Pacific Geckos of the Genus Gehyra: Morphological Variation, Distribution,
and Biogeography" that was in May 1992 Copeia.
The paper mainly deals with G. vorax and G. oceanica and discusses keying
the different variations using snout to vent length vs. toe size among other
features. He states that the number of lamellae on the fourth toe is the
single most defining factor in keying G. vorax and G oceanica.
At the National Reptile Breeders Expo last month I looked at several vendors
who thought they were selling G. vorax but according to Beckon's key they
were oceanica or something else.
Using his keys I do have a Gehyra vorax male Vanuatu morphotype.
Greg Christenson
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From: "Gina C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Gehyra vorax/ marginata
> They are definitely m/f. Vorax are pretty easy to sex as adults. I know
> they are a mated pair because the seller had just gotten eggs & was
> telling me to watch her, up her calcium, etc. it's funny you should
> bring up the taxonomy of these guys, because the seller & I we're
> talking about that as I was buying them :) Have heard about the
> different islands, but I haven't found any information on the physical
> differences. I'd love it if you could email me more about it.
>
> Gina
>
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