Hello Allen, I agree with Hartmut. The species in the photo is Phelsuma quadriocellata bimaculata. Another key to this subspecies is the bright yellow eye ring. In one of the past GGA chit-chat newsletters there was a good key for the different subspecies of P. quadriocellata. Here is a link to a picture of an adult P.q.bimaculata: http://www.daygecko.com/html/p_q_bimaculata.html
Greg Christenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.daygecko.com -----Original Message----- From: Hartmut Lipp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 3:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AW: [Gecko] Phelsuma Id Hi Allan, > I'd like to confirm the species/sub-species of one of my Phelsuma. > He's a little guy who is slightly smaller than my adult gold dust day > geckos. > ... > I have both photos available on the web, the following URL contains > the images: http://www.gotgeckos.com/phelid.html > ... Yep, for P.q.lepida at least the black spot on the flanks would have to be much larger, even tough the coloration of the lepida-offspring are often much less colorful that the (WC) adults ... . No, IMHO you have a male P. q. bimaculata, as indicated by the very thin and not clearly distinguished black spot on the flanks - I sadly don�t have a picture of an adult for you to compare, but here is one of a Baby (taken at a friend who breeds them). You might find more pictures of this subspecies somewhere in the net ... ;-) I hope this helped, regards Hartmut Lipp (Germany) ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
