Tim, Here are some references to papers about live-bearing geckos. I hope this helps. Tony www.umn.edu/~gambl007 Anastasiadis JM and Whitaker AH. 1987. Longevity of free-living hoplodactylus maculatus (reptilia: Gekkonidae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 10 1987:141-142. 10:141-142.
Bannock CA, Whitaker AH, Hickling GJ. 1999. Extreme longevity of the common gecko (hoplodactylus maculatus) on motunau island, canterbury, new zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 23(1) 1999:101-103. 23(1):101-103. Barwick RE. 1982. The growth and ecology of the gecko hoplodactylus duvauceli at the brothers islands. New Zealand Wildlife Service Occasional Publication no.2 1982:377-398. (No. 2):377-398. Bauer AM. 1990. Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of the carphodactylini (reptilia: Gekkonidae). Bonner Zoologische Monographien no.30 1990:1-218. (No. 30):1-218. Bauer AM. 1988. The proper latin designation of duvaucel's gecko, with comments on specimens of historical note. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(4) 1987[1988]:593-595. 14(4):593-595. Bauer AM and Russel AP. 1988. Morphology of gekkonid cutaneous sensilla, with comments on function and phylogeny in the carphodactylini (reptilia: Gekkonidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 66(7) 1988:1583-1588. 66(7):1583-1588. Bauer AM and Russell AP. 1987. Hoplodactylus delcourti (reptilia: Gekkonidae) and the kawekaweau of maori folklore. Journal of Ethnobiology 7(1) 1987:83-91. 7(1):83-91. Bauer AM and Russell AP. 1986. Hoplodactylus delcourti n. sp. (reptilia: Gekkonidae), the largest known gecko. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13(1) 1986:141-148. 13(1):141-148. Cree A. 1994. Low annual reproductive output in female reptiles from new zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4) 1994:351-372. 21(4):351-372. Cree A and Guillette, Louis J.,: Jr. 1995. Biennial reproduction with a fourteen-month pregnancy in the gecko hoplodactylus maculatus from southern new zealand. Journal of Herpetology 29(2), June 1995:163-173. 29(2):163-173. Cree A, Tyrrell CL, Preest MR, Thorburn D, Guillette, Louis J.,: Jr. 2003. Protecting embryos from stress: Corticosterone effects and the corticosterone response to capture and confinement during pregnancy in a live-bearing lizard (hoplodactylus maculatus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 134(3):316-329. Daugherty CH, Patterson GB, Hitchmough RA. 1994. Taxonomic and conservation review of the new zealand herpetofauna. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4) 1994:317-323. 21(4):317-323. Eifler DA. 1995. Patterns of plant visitation by nectar-feeding lizards. Oecologia (Berlin) 101(2), February 1995:228-233. 101(2):228-233. Freeman A. 1993. Size differences between populations of hoplodactylus maculatus in canterbury, new zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 23(1), June 1993:9-15. 23(1):9-15. Girling JE and Cree A. 1995. Plasma corticosterone levels are not significantly related to reproductive stage in female common geckos (hoplodactylus maculatus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 100(3), December 1995:273-281. 100(3):273-281. Girling JE, Cree A, Guillette LJ,: Jr. 1998. Oviducal structure in four species of gekkonid lizard differing in parity mode and eggshell structure. Reproduction Fertility and Development 10(2) 1998:139-154. 10(2):139-154. Girling JE, Cree A, Guillette LJ,: Jr. 1997. Oviductal structure in a viviparous new zealand gecko, Hoplodactylus maculatus. Journal of Morphology 234(1), October 1997:51-68. 234(1):51-68. Hare KM, Pledger S, Thompson MB, Miller JH, Daugherty CH. 2004. Conditioning reduces metabolic rate and time to steady-state in the lizard naultinus manukanus (reptilia: Gekkonidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 139(2):245-250. Hare KM and Cree A. 2005. Natural history of hoplodactylus stephensi (reptilia: Gekkonidae) on stephens island, cook strait, new zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 29(1) 2005: 137-142. 29(1):137-142. Hare KM and Hoare JM. 2005. Hoplodactylus maculatus (common gecko). aggregations. Herpetological Review 36(2):179. Jewell T. 1997. Low voluntary minimum temperature for activity in an alpine gecko from new zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(2), December 1997:49-50. 27(2):49-50. Jewell TR and Leschen RAB. 2004. A new species of Hoplodactylus (reptilia: Pygopodidae) from the takitimu mountains, south island, new zealand. Zootaxa 792(24 Dec 2004):1-11. Lettink M and Whitaker T. 2006. Hoplodactylus maculatus (common gecko). longevity. Herpetological Review 37(2):223-224. Macredie G. 1998. The harlequin gecko hoplodactylus rakiurae (thomas 1980). Dactylus 3(2), June 1998:61-62. 3(2):61-62. Macredie G. 1996. Blue and orange geckos of north island, and a modified habitat for naultinus. Dactylus 3(1), January 1996:15-17. 3(1):15-17. Macredie G. 1996. Stories of the giant kaweau. Dactylus 3(1), January 1996:13-15. 3(1):13-15. Parrish GR and Gill BJ. 2003. Natural history of the lizards of the three kings islands, new zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(3), September 2003:205-220. 30(3):205-220. Porter R. 1992. New zealand geckos - their natural history and captive maintenance. Dactylus 1(3) 1992:19-32. 1(3):19-32. Preest MR, Cree A, Tyrrell CL. 2005. ACTH-induced stress response during pregnancy in a viviparous gecko: No observed effect on offspring quality. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology 303A(9):823-835. Robb J. 1982. Taxonomy of the new zealand geckos. New Zealand Wildlife Service Occasional Publication no.2 1982:317-320. (No. 2):317-320. Rock J. 2006. Delayed parturition: Constraint or coping mechanism in a viviparous gekkonid? Journal of Zoology (London) 268(4):355-360. Rock J, Andrews RM, Cree A. 2000. Effects of reproductive condition, season, and site on selected temperatures of a viviparous gecko. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 73(3), may-June 2000:344-355. 73(3):344-355. Rock J and Cree A. 2003. Intraspecific variation in the effect of temperature on pregnancy in the viviparous gecko hoplodactylus maculatus. Herpetologica 59(1), March 2003:8-22. 59(1):8-22. Rock J, Cree A, Andrews RM. 2002. The effect of reproductive condition on thermoregulation in a viviparous gecko from a cool climate. Journal of Thermal Biology 27(1), February 2002:17-27. 27(1):17-27. Rowlands RPV. 1978. Notes on the maintenance of a captive breeding group of the gecko hoplodactylus pacificus. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 10(1) 1978:18-19. 10(1):18-19. Russel AP and Bauer AM. 1986. Le gecko geant hoplodactylus delcourti et ses relations avec le gigantisme et l'endemisme insulaire chez les gekkonidae. Bulletin Du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle De Marseille 46(1) 1986:25-28. 46(1):25-28. Russell AP and Bauer AM. 1991. The giant gecko hoplodactylus delcourti and its relations to gigantism in insular endemism in the gekkonidae. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 26(2) 1991:26-30. 26(2):26-30. Seufer H. 1994. Successful captive propagation of the viviparous new zealand geckoes: Hoplodactylus pacificus, naultinus e. elegans, naultinus grayii. Dactylus 2(4), October 1994:138-149. 2(4):138-149. Spencer NJ and Grimmond NM. 1994. Influence of elevation on the thermoregulation of two sympatric lizards. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4) 1994:379-385. 21(4):379-385. Thomas BW. 1982. New zealand gekkonidae: Evolutionary trends and taxa. New Zealand Wildlife Service Occasional Publication no.2 1982:333-339. (No. 2):333-339. Tocher MD. 1993. Critical minimum body temperatures of hoplodactylus maculatus (reptilia: Gekkonidae) from new zealand. New Zealand Natural Sciences 20, November 1993:41-45. 20:41-45. Tocher MD and Davison W. 1996. Differential thermal acclimation of metabolic rate in two populations of the new zealand common gecko hoplodactylus maculatus (reptilia: Gekkonidae). Journal of Experimental Zoology 275(1), may 1 1996:8-14. 275(1):8-14. Todd AC. 2005. The social mating system of hoplodactylus maculatus. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 32(4):251-262. Towns DR and Daugherty CH. 1994. Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in new zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4) 1994:325-339. 21(4):325-339. Towns DR and Elliott GP. 1996. Effects of habitat structure on distribution and abundance of lizards at pukerua bay, wellington, new zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 20(2) 1996:191-206. 20(2):191-206. Towns DR, Daugherty CH, Cree A. 2001. Raising the prospects for a forgotten fauna: A review of 10 years of conservation effort for new zealand reptiles. Biological Conservation 99(1), may 2001:3-16. 99(1):3-16. Whitaker AH. 1987. The roles of lizards in new zealand plant reproductive strategies. New Zealand Journal of Botany 25(2) 1987:315-328. 25(2):315-328. Wilkinson WD. 1981. The status of the taranaki gecko hoplodactylus chrysosireticus in the new zealand herpetofauna. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 13(1) 1981:18-20. 13(1):18-20. Wilson JL and Cree A. 2003. Extended gestation with late-autumn births in a cool-climate viviparous gecko from southern new zealand (reptilia: Naultinus gemmeus). Austral Ecology 28(3), June 2003:339-348. 28(3):339-348. Tim Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hope everybody on the gecko list enjoyed their holidays. I am curious to find information on live-bearers. Anybody on the list working with live bearing geckos? Or know of websites with good information on them, Thanks Tim __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
