Hmm, I had a few of those very same animals a few years ago (I think I got them from Greg? initially then a few from random shipments through Glades). I thought we had keyed them out to be H.squamulatus? I just went to check out EMBL and see a lack of the previous synonym Teratolepis squamulatus that I thought I remembered from Loveridge? Maybe I'm losing my mind...is Greg still on here?
Jamie -----Original Message----- From: Jon & Stacy Boone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 7:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Gecko] Gluing Hemidactylus <<> A few months ago I saw some geckos labelled Hemidactylus tropidolepis. > According to the EMBL database, they are native to Somalia, Ethiopia and > Kenya. What I found interesting was that each of the dozen or so animals > had an entirely different color pattern. They were basically light and > dark brown, but the amount and arrangement of each color was extremely > variable.>> I am keeping and breeding the species presently. They are highly variable in color and pattern. I have some that are striped. They are very interesting in that they are by preference terrestrial, but possess lamellae that are capable of bringing the species right up the glass. I keep this species in groups of 1.2 and 1.3 and all are thriving. To my knowledge, this is the only Hemidactylus species (out of about 20 that I have kept) which exhibits this terrestrial preference. What is further interesting about them is that they possess tile-like imbricate scales (like Teratoscincus) on the tail. They are very cool to work with, and I recommend them to anyone - if they can find them. Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Erlebacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [Gecko] Gluing Hemidactylus > > From: "Jon & Stacy Boone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:45:51 -0500 > > > > I mention this only to keep the facts straight for any person on the list > > that might also (by some rare chance) be interested in this species-rich > > genus. > > A few months ago I saw some geckos labelled Hemidactylus tropidolepis. > According to the EMBL database, they are native to Somalia, Ethiopia and > Kenya. What I found interesting was that each of the dozen or so animals > had an entirely different color pattern. They were basically light and > dark brown, but the amount and arrangement of each color was extremely > variable. > > Has anyone here worked with this species? They were all on the substrate. > Is this a ground-dwelling species? > > Are all Hemidactylus basically aggressive little critters that do badly > in groups unless there's a *lot* of space? > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### >
