Tony, Thanks for all of the information. So, is it C. a. namibensis or C. a. namibiensis. I thought it was the latter until I looked at the spelling in Henkel & Schmidt's book. I have noticed that there are some discrepancies between a few of the scientific names in this book and others. Where can I find the information by Haacke?
Nathan S. Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: nathan hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [Gecko] Difference between Chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer and C. a. namibensis > Hello Nathan, > C.a.angulifer has a heavy build with stout limbs and ventral scales > that get bigger as they move up the gecko's sides. > C.a.namibiensis, on the other hand, has slender limbs and ventral > scales that get smaller as they move up the sides. C.a.namibiensis > also tends to lack the sexual dichromatism C.a.angulifer are known for > and C.a.namibiensis usually has white-tipped tubercules across its back. > Pictures of the two subspecies are available in "The Burrowing Geckos > of Southern Africa, 4 " by W.D. Haacke. Annals of the Transvaal Museum > Vol.30 No.5, 1976. Seeing pictures of the scales on the sides of the > body makes more sense than trying to explain it but that seems to be > the most reliable way to differentiate the two varieties. > I hope this helps. > > > Sunday, April 21, 2002, 12:23:16 AM, you wrote: > nh> I have a pair of C. a. angulifer, and I'm trying to figure out the > nh> difference between them and C. a. namibensis. I've heard that > nh> namibensis have more red, but aren't these subspecies almost too > nh> alike to distinguish from each other? > -- > Best regards, > Tony mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### >
