|
yeah, phyllurus are really neat. when did
australia "close their doors"?
Brandon
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 8:10
PM
Subject: Re: [gecko]Gulbaru Leaf-tail
Phyllurus gulbaru
I think there may be somePhyllurus in the USA, but not
many. Australian stuff is "not supposed to be exported" even though we have a
bunch of bearded dragons and blue tongue skinks here. Perhaps CB
Phyllurus could reach that kind of status here if they are not endangered and
were suitable captives.
Julie B.
Brandon Macy wrote:
this may be a stupid question, but why can't
we? aren't there some breeders working with them?
Brandon
-----
Original Message -----
Sent:
Saturday, March 06, 2004 7:06 PM
Subject:
Re: [gecko]Gulbaru Leaf-tail Phyllurus gulbaru
This is really cool Jeff, thanks for posting! I wish we
could keep some Phyllurus here in the USA.
Julie Bergman
GGA
lifetime member
www.geckoranch.com
Jeff
Crocombe wrote:
Some
months ago mention was made of a new gecko discovery in Australia. Here
is some basic information & two pics. The pics are scanned in from:
“Gecko Goes Public” UQ News 2003: November, 6.
A new species of
Leaf-tailed Gecko has been discovered in a remote area north-west of
Townsville, in North Queensland. Conrad Hoskins- a PhD student at the
University of Queensland first sighted the gecko in 2001 while studying
skinks. The Gecko has been formally described as the Gulburu Gecko
Phyllurus gulbaru.
The Gulbaru Gecko is a large leaf-tailed Gecko
whose tail is atypically (for a leaf-tailed gecko) quite long and
cylindrical. It is found in two sub-populations living in rocky
rainforest and has a very limited distribution of less than 14 square
kilometres. It apparently has one of the most restricted distributions
of any Queensland reptile and is threatened by loss of habitat throuigh
unrestricted burning.
In 1998 Hoskin discovered the Mt Elliot Gecko
Phyllurus amnicola, also near Townsville; and is also in the process of
describing both a new frog species and a new skink species from North
Queensland.
More information can be found in Hoskin’s paper:
C. J. Hoskin, P.J. Couper, and C. J. Schneider, “A New Species of
Phyllurus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) and a Revised Phylogeny and Key for
the Australian Leaf-tailed Geckos. Australian Journal of Zoology,
2003:51, 153-164.
Jeff Crocombe
![]()
![]()
|
<<image/jpeg>>
<<image/jpeg>>
