Hhhhhheeeelllllloooooooo! Where is everybody? No chatter at all. I am looking for a taxonomic (dichotomous or otherwise) key to differentiate between Phelsuma m. grandis and P. standingi. Here's why: My graduate advisor is doing toepad research (and salamander population studies - that's my thesis topic). He received a shipment of Phelsuma back in the Spring. I just recently went over to see the animals, and instantly recognized that the animal dealer sent him a P.m. grandis and a P.m. ? (maybe kochi, probably grandis) when he paid for standingi. Before he contacts the vendor, he wants to make sure that there isn't a chance of the two animals in question being standingi. There is no doubt in my mind that they are not standingi, but I can only intuitively tell him the differences, and that is based primarily on appearance. He and I both recognize that there must be some key morphological differences between grandis and standingi - I just don't know them. All my books are buried in a box in my basement during a VERY LONG TERM (too long, if you ask my wife) remodel. So again, the question is, does anyone have a key that will allows us to positively identify these two animals by morphology (scale counts, toe pad differences, etc.)? thanks Joe
