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Old 12-14-2011, 02:24 PM
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Default Psychedelic Gecko Discovered

This new gecko has made world news recently.

"In this photo provided by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a new psychedelic gecko is seen in Vietnam. It was discovered in Hon Khoai island, Ca Mau province, in southern Vietnam."

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Sorry, I just realized this should have been under the topic of Other Gecko since they are Cnemaspis and not Gekko, anyhow enjoy the photo.

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I moved it for ya. These guys were actually discovered about 2 years ago. Not sure why all of the sudden publicity. I'm pretty sure there's an article floating around here on GU from back then. They are very pretty though.
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Thanks for moving it. The World Wildlife Fund put out a press release a couple of days ago touting the 208 new species found in 2010 along the Mekong Delta region. The press ran with it world wide. I'm getting requests by folks looking to buy them, HA!!!

I'll let you know when they come in! HeHeHeHe!!!!!
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I'd imagine that they are very small geckos. I have a pair of Cnemaspis sp. that look very similar body wise. They are yellow/purple/brown and are very cool looking, but don't have those bold suddenly contrasting colors which is definitely a turn on as is the name psychedelica! Great name lol. Must have been a group of hippies that discovered it!
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Oh my.....they are sooooooo pretty...........
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"Must have been a group of hippies that discovered it!"-Oli

I think hippies just talk about the forest and saving it! Cool looking little dude though. Give it two thumbs up.
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The Gecko is really pretty, but I wonder what size the other Reptile they "found" had... I will load up a picture...
It said they found it on the foodplate of some restaurant
I saw this picture yesterday on Aktuelle Nachrichten, aktuelle Videos und Livestreams - News auf N24.de and they also brought a drawn picture about an ape with an elvis haircut...
The Headline: Psycho-Echsen und Elvis-Affen am Mekong entdeckt" for non german speaking ppl: "Psycho-Reptiles, Elvis monkeys found in Mekong"...
Under every picture about whatever they wrote something like "extinction...." "loosing their natural environment..." and this for like 50 pictures...
The thing I dont like about it:
They bring this every year twice and we all know that those species extinct and move up the red list but nobody actually is able to donything against it
I think when I get the chance to visit the Mekong it will be a huge shopping centre
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Well, the reason for all the focus on doom and gloom is because the press releases that these photos are coming from are sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund who's mandate is to preserve threatened animals.

I'm sure you are well aware that most of Indo-China eats lizards of all types. In village markets one can find Tokay-on-a-stick by the hundreds.
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Yeah I am aware of it and I am cool with it, every culture eats what it eats, but seeing all this forests be chopped down.... and then the press uke:
(I wonder how Tokey-on-a-stick would taste like )

By the way, does anybody know what Reptile the on in the picture is?
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Which picture are you asking about?

If it is my avatar, than she is a pied-calico, or maybe a pied-patternless Tokay, gecko.
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