[fletchneff]

Wonderful looking

[van_veen456]

Wow!

[casey]

This animal is thus far considered to be separate from Hoplodactylus stephensi, however because of a lack of specimens to do genetic testing, and retesting, it cannot be definately confirmed or published formally as such. Sad as it is, many species are being described today that are already considered to be officially extinct. I hope more specimens of this unique taxon do in fact turn up, and on a bright note, there are still at least a half dozen more undescribed Hoplodactylus species still waiting to get a scientific name!

[HCHGeckos]

Wow, man I hope they find a female cause that is a cool gecko

[seonage]

thanks for sharing. wonderfull animal...

[ddgeckosg]

They look amazing. I hope they are successful in breeding them!

[Jungle Jewels]

awesome little guy! thanks for the link, hope they find him a girlfriend ! this is exactly why we enjoy breeding and trading so much, it never gets old seeing new babies hatching, and perpetuation of the species, what more can you ask for

[Southernman]

There have since been about 12 Coromandel Striped gecko's turn up. The transmitter trialed was too big & the gecko it was attached to retreated under cover & basically didn't move for 3 - 4 days! This is the same species found on Stephens Island in Cook Straight New Zealand. They look similar to the Goldstripe gecko (Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus) but the H. stephensi have much larger back feet,

[Elizabeth Freer]

Hi Southernman ~

I REALLY appreciate your update here about more Coromandel Striped geckos turning up as well as info on the transmitter trial. For me this is what makes geckos and Geckos Unlimited so exciting!!!!

Are you the person who did the transmitter trial? Have females been found so that maybe now captive breeding is underway?

Please get back to us here !

Originally Posted by Southernman

There have since been about 12 Coromandel Striped gecko's turn up. The transmitter trialed was too big & the gecko it was attached to retreated under cover & basically didn't move for 3 - 4 days! This is the same species found on Stephens Island in Cook Straight New Zealand. They look similar to the Goldstripe gecko (Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus) but the H. stephensi have much larger back feet,

[geckofactory]

very interesting, I'm curious to know if they found another one in the meantime?