I have noticed with my U. enenaui, that when the pair sleeps together, the male has orange patches.
Keith >From: Robert Gundy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Gecko] Phantasticus Colours >Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 03:10:23 -0800 (PST) > >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.--- D! >ilshad Khan 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 > > >--------------------------------- >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Auctions Great stuff seeking new owners! Bid now! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
