Hi Ron, How about writing a short article on Cyrtodactylus and these 2003 discoveries for an upcoming issue of Chit-Chat? I am sure the GGA membership will find it of great interest.
John John Rudge Vice President and Publications Editor Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com ---------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gecko]Cyrtodactylus fans.... > Date: 24 February 2004 17:29 > > Hey all of you Cyrtodactylus fans, > Twelve new species were described last year, all from South East Asia, there > is now a total of 83 species (and 10 subspecies), Cyrtodactylus is almost > catching up to Sphaerodactylus for most species in a genus. The new species are; > Cyrtodactylus brevidactylus, C. slowinskii (named after Dr. Slowinskii who > died last year from a krait bite), C. annandalei (named after Dr. Annandale a > herpetologist from India in the 1800's), C. ayeyarwadyensis (named after the > Ayeyarwady river in Myanmar where it was discovered), C. gansi (named after Dr. > Carl Gans), C. wakeorum (named after the Wake's; salamander herpetologists), C. > russelli (named after Dr. Anthony Russell, the renowned "Gecko-ologist", C. > chrysopylos, C. aequalis, C. tigroides, C. chanhomeae and one other species that > I don't know the name of (but will soon). Supposedly every isolated hill > range in Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand has it's own species. Very nice! > > Ron > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
