[BlackMetalMaster]

Hi all,

I just took some pictures of one of my Geckoella males:







Enjoy!

Regards,

Chris

[Pierre]

what a nice gecko!

as far as i know ,there are very,very hard to find in captivity.
how many do you have?

good luck in breeding them!

[ICU844]

What country are these indiginous to?

They look like baby Cyrtodactylus intermedius. I have never seen them offered here in the states.

Is that adult size and how many do you have of this species. JERRY

[Palex134]

Originally Posted by ICU844

They look like baby Cyrtodactylus intermedius. I have never seen them offered here in the states.

thats what I thought. They are gorgeous, what a stunning species. Ive never seen them on any import lists either.

[BlackMetalMaster]

Hi,

right now I have 2.1

They come from India and are endemic to the Western Ghats. They are already adult, about 13 cm total length.

Br,

Chris

[GeckoKing]

Hello,

I think the species you have is Geckoella albofasciatus (newly described) - The distingushing feature being the large white washed out spot behind and above the front legs. Just what I can see from the picture.

GK

[danscantle]

Originally Posted by GeckoKing

Hello,

I think the species you have is Geckoella albofasciatus (newly described) - The distingushing feature being the large white washed out spot behind and above the front legs. Just what I can see from the picture.

I've been biting my tongue on this, but I agree with GK.

[BlackMetalMaster]

Hi,

yes, you are right it might be G. albofasciata. But the white spots are not the correct feature to distinguish them, both species have it! As the status is still not 100% clear, I still say G. deccanensis. But once I have juveniles it will be quite clear .

Br,

Chris

PS: Both G. deccanensis and albofasciata are very beautiful so it doesn't really count which one you have .

[GeckoKing]

Hello,

I agree they are stunning animals.

What is are the characteristics that seperate the species? I was under the impression it was the white coloration (ie albo) - Also I have never seen an animal marked as deccanensis having the white color present. Can you elaborate on it?

Thanks
GK

[BlackMetalMaster]

Originally Posted by GeckoKing

Hello,

I agree they are stunning animals.

What is are the characteristics that seperate the species? I was under the impression it was the white coloration (ie albo) - Also I have never seen an animal marked as deccanensis having the white color present. Can you elaborate on it?

Thanks
GK

Hi,

in my opinion the most accurate way to distinguish them is the coloration of the juveniles: G. deccanensis has one yellow nape band, and yellow dorsals bands that tend to get more white on the tail. G. albofasciata has a yellow nape band too but the dorsal bands are white. Also the scalation of deccanensis is more flattened compared to albofasciata. Usually deccanensis has some yellow pigmentation on the scales above it's mouth. Both possess the white markings, as there are only a few pictures available on the net you usually can't see what species it really is...

This is marked as G. deccanensis and shows the white markings too:

http://www.bio.utexas.edu/grad/sp/Ph...%20-%20WEB.jpg

Hopefully I'm able to breed them soon, so I will know for sure .

Regards,

Chris