Recent content by Geitje

For most of you who have used the embl reptile database as a means to identify, research and assist in your online searches you noticed that the site was down for quite a while. The update to the site has been completed and a lot of new species have been added. Please reset your bookmarks to...

Hey everyone, please visit this link and vote on fellow herpetologist Daniel Scantlebury's photo of a Gonatodes ocellatus in a photo contest: Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb His photo is the only one of a gecko in the contest that has been narrowed down to...

Hi again Luis, Only wanted to post a pic that shows a couple of Coleodactylus - septentrionalis and amazonicus. Hopefully, that will help you and please let us know if/when you find them. The Gonatodes and other Sphaerodactylids from your country are very nice and we certainly enjoy your...

For comparison purposes, here is a female Sphaerodactylus molei that I found less than 60 days ago on the island of Trinidad which neighbors you in Venezuela. Coleodactylus species have the same blunt heads as a Gonatodes, or even more blunt and short; whereas Sphaerodactylus have the long...

The trip was a success, both in terms of finding animals and everyone having fun and learning. Kermit, sorry we had to cut out, but we had other species on our "to do list":idea: 1st PHOTO: Sphaerodactylus kirbyi - with an "i" on left (danscantle) and Sphaerodactylus kerbyi - with an "e" on...

Just wanted to share a photo of a unique gekkonid that exhibits characteristics of Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus (meaning rough snouted), Bavayia sp. (with the coloration and pattern) and Phyllodactylus - because this species is a very rare Phyllodactyline with expanded leaf-toes. This is a...

In 2007, Raxworthy and company synonymized P. boehmei and P. madagascariensis by using empirical data. While it is quite possible that the P. madagascariensis and P. boehmei they had for analysis might be different than those respectively held in captivity, the differences between the two forms...

Unbelievable. This time with N. gemmeus!?!?! What are they thinking? A Swiss stockbroker and a Mexican chef? Seriously? What a combo. Is this the same Thomas Price (the Somali tank rider) that was on the forums? Visitors arrested over gecko find | Stuff.co.nz

I just want to say a few things regarding scammer posts and several others similar discussions that occur on the GU. I also want to preface this by saying I'm not trying to stir debate and anger, I'm only hoping to raise awareness which hopeful helps birth concepts and strategies to help in...

I think there's a country song with this title??? But, remember when we had entertainment from a nefarious character/member with the following posts? I miss them!!!! “A community is more exciting to me than a single species in racks like action figures.” “LOOKING for The COBRA GECKO which...

I know most of the Phelsuma fans here in the US saw the recent adverts offering Phelsuma parkeri as pre-orders. Just curious if anyone got any? I believe that the shipment did not make the US due to lack of interest in them. It seems that a large order would have needed to be made in order...

I'm wondering if anyone has received any of these that were recently offered by Geckophoria (Jason Hooten)? There were classifieds about a month ago and it just seems that every one of these classifieds pan-out to be another person trying to pre-sale animals "on order" with an importer...

Just to highlight some other variation found within this species that I work with. Jon

Actually, I think that most keepers of New Zealand geckos prefer to not talk about them on the forums due to the inevitable and subsequent avalanche of inquiries of people wanting to get them, or opening themselves up to robbery as in the recent case of the guy with Hoplodactylus chrysosireticus...

I just wanted to update anyone who might potentially read this – the person using the name Mark Fisher on this forum is a Nigerian-based scam. While the owners and moderators of this site do not allow people to “flame” others, at the risk of being unpopular I will (once again) state the facts...