Re: [Gecko] Phantasticus Colours

[Robert Gundy]

I don't know if the coloration has to do with locale. It's very well possible though. Look at the blue Panther Chameleons from Nosy Be and Ambanja. I've seen the brick reds, blacks, greys, tans, orange and purple bandeds, brown w/ lichen spots, bright yellow (almost like soem leopard geckos). Nearly anything seems possible. Your theory on more intricate design on males is interesting. I am going to handpick a large order of U. phantasticus this coming weekend. I will look and see if your theory holds true. I have noticed one theory pointed out on someone from kingsnake.com's Gecko Forum. He thinks that when the U. phantasticus have bright colration (ie: orange blotches) showing on their underside, it indicates stress. As far as I can see, this runs true, because when I first got one of my previous females she had very bright orange on the belly, but after a week lost it. Occasionally it would come back, like when she laid duds. So far, I've accepted this theory to be true. --- Dilshad Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've seen many different colours and patterns on U. > phantasticus. > > What does it mean, if anything? Does it have to do > with locality and the > shrubbery they hang out on? Or is it random? > 'Random' doesn't sound > right... > > I have a male that's earth tones with hints of > purples and blacks, whose > colour darkened a bit as he matured. > > A female that was rather bright red with bright > green, lichen-like splotches > as a sub-adult, who is now more of a brick red with > gray-green > splotches...who even seems to turn dusty pinkish at > times...is that > maturation, or loss of colour through dietary > change/deficiency? > > My other 1.1 are coloured in identical, broad bands > (with veins and > shadings) of rusty oranges and red-browns, which > have not faded at all as > they've grown. > > One other thing I've noticed, is that the males tend > to have more fine > tracings of leaf-like veins on their skins, while > the females are less > detailed...any ideas? > > -- > Dilshad Khan > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION > LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents > of these postings. > ########################################################################### >

Robert
Robert Gundy Reptiles

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