<<In fact, it is described in the Loveridge > book on African Geckos, though not well and as a subspecies as I recall... > (though at the moment I cannot remember a sub of what).>>
Yes, it is described and as Hemidactylus tropidolepis squamulatus! Hence the confusion. Your reference to the large light colored labials is also an intersting trait. Thanks for clearing this one up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Watkins-Colwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:59 AM Subject: [Gecko] Hemidactylus > I just noticed that there was talk about a species of African Hemidactylus > (Thanks Lyle!). > > The species we had from Glades several years ago was mainly terrestrial and > had very large labial scales (Glades sold it to me as a Pachydactylus... I > think P. namaquensis or P. capensis is what they thought it was... and > Urocotyledon was suggested by them too as I recall... yeee gads!). Aaron > Bauer and I tried for a while to believe it was a new species, but alas, it > is actually described already. In fact, it is described in the Loveridge > book on African Geckos, though not well and as a subspecies as I recall... > (though at the moment I cannot remember a sub of what). > > The species is: Hemidactylus squamulatus. ON page 94 of a new book on East > Africa there is even a photo of the beast... though that individual is > browner than ours were. > > Spawls, S., K. Howell, R. Dewes and J. Ashe. 2002. A field guide to the > Reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press, San Diego. 534pp. ISBN > 0-12-656470-1 > > yes.... 2002 and it's already available! > > Greg > > > ----- > Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell > Division of Vertebrate Zoology > Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History > 170 Whitney Avenue, P. O. Box 208118 > New Haven, CT 06520-8118 > Phone: 203/432-3791 > FAX: 203/432-9816 > http://www.peabody.yale.edu > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### >
