Recent content by geckodan

After what seems like an eternity, my 'big book' is finally out. The official blurb reads "This full colour, 952 page book by Dr Danny Brown provides the most comprehensive and detailed account of Australian Lizards species with information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to all...

Hi Guys, In response to the quite obscene postage costs between Australia and anywhere, we have managed to get some distributors organised in the UK, Europe and US, In the US, contact Ecouniverse Herpetological Publishing & Distribution | HERP BOOKS In the UK, Contact Peregrine Livefoods...

I am pleased to announce that the reptile book series that myself, Scott Eipper and Adam Elliott have been working on for what seems to be eons (well at least 9 years for me) are finally to be released in the next month, with the official public release at the Reptile Expo in Ipswich. My...

I finally got to see the proofs a few days ago and I'm very happy to say it exceeds even my expectations. We should have the small book series - A Guide to Australian Geckos and Pygopods, A Guide to Australian Skinks, A Guide to Australian Drgaons and A guide To Australian Monitors on the shelf...

Hi Guys, Well after 9 years of waiting we will be launching my books in October/November. We'd like to find some decent distributors in the US and UK but aren't quite sure who to approach. Can anybody recommend a company or two where they regular look for herp books to buy or a wholesale...

Hi, After being repeatedly abused a few years back I swore I would not be back but a few members have asked me to return so here I am. Its been a few years of ups and downs with books (almost) and scientific papers dominating the ups and high grade melanoma (with no primary) dominating the lows...

After a long haul, many arguments and many doubters, the taxonomy paper that Stewart Macdonald and myself have been working on is published http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03243p028f.pdf . Golden tail geckos are now three subspecies, no longer a QLD endemic and each population is now...

Hi all, I am trying to track down an official taxonomic description for Strophurus taenicauda as well as a reasonably current Strophurus key. Can anyone help ?? Danny

Hi all, I am having a discussion on another forum with regards to prehatch egg sweating (24-48 hours prehatch). I say its normal in leathery eggs, another is suggesting is is entirely abnormal and the sign of a failing egg. Any comments??

Does anybody have a contact email for Gunther Schmida ??

Hi all, I am still chasing a few pics of mating and gravid Aussie geckos for my upcoming lizard book. Pics need to be larger than 700 kb in size. Images will be credited with the photographers name. Depending on the number of images supplied, payment is either in cash or can be redeemed in the...

Hi all, I am still chasing a few pics of mating and gravid Aussie geckos for my upcoming lizard book. Pics need to be larger than 700 kb in size. Images will be credited with the photographers name. Depending on the number of images supplied, payment is either in cash or can be redeemed in the...

Hi all, I am chasing some high resolution (700 kb or bigger) images of some of the overseas Nephrurus morphs (albino pilbarensis, skunk stripes, patternless, flame wheeleri), amel castelnaui, any other aussie gecko morph, and Nephrurus deleanii (adults, hatching etc.) for my lizard book. All...

There is a note in Henkel and Scmidt about these existing in European collections. Would anybody have an image of what one may look like ???

Just picked these up from the airport Oedura gemmata Oedura undescribed sp (Katherine North limestone) Oedura undescribed sp. (Katherine - exclusively in Acacia shirleyi trees) Also some updated pics of my Oenpelli locality marmorata