Hi Greg and all, Great pictures, especially the pair!! Very interesting discussion too!
Melody "daygecko.com greg" wrote: > > Jason and All, > According to the so-called recent descriptions of lowland and upland types > of Phelsuma cepediana I have an upland male and a lowland female. They both > get along very well together and are neither boisterous or shy. So far I > have six offspring from this breeding pair and three eggs incubating insitu. > If the description of type holds water then they will interbreed. The female > is very white underneath and the male is very green. It is my personal > opinion that they are both Lowland forms of P. cepediana, especially if you > take into account Sean McKeown's descriptions of upland forms. > > Here are some links to pictures of the pair. (too big to post to the list) > http://www.daygecko.com/assets/images/P.cepediana_pair1.jpg The pair > together > http://www.daygecko.com/assets/images/P.cepediana_female1.jpg Female > http://www.daygecko.com/assets/images/P.cepediana_male01.jpg Male > http://www.daygecko.com/assets/images/P.cepediana_male02.jpg Male under > chin > > Greg Christenson > http://www.daygecko.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 6:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Gecko] P. cepediana gender personality > > > Hi- > > My experience so far has been that not only will they not interbreed, the > > more boisterous behavior of the upland type will also disrupt the breeding > of > > the lowland animals. > > I am very eager to hear from other breeders regarding this, as my > > observations are limited to my collection only. > > Also, my lowland types display no green on the underside. So "less green", > > from what I have seen, depicts the upland type. > > Jason > > > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###########################################################################
