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So I just published a systematic paper on NZ gecko taxonomy (title: New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities). There a few new genus names we need to implement, particularly in regards to the name of this subforum within GU...

I'm not sure if any of you are already aware of this, but my friend Trent Bell of Ecogecko Consultants has just released the beta version of his excellent, Landcare Research-sponsored website on New Zealand reptiles and amphibians. NZ Lizards Home There is some excellent info and great pics...

Hey all, I'm working on a systematic revision of the NZ gecko fauna (with Rod Hitchmough and Aaron Bauer, who should need no introduction here) and am nearly ready to publish my molecular results (don't worry I'll post a link to a pdf when it's in print). I'm actually trying to spruce up one of...

I just found out about a recently described species of Eurydactylodes by Bauer and colleagues. E. occidentalis is known from only a few specimens from the west coast of the Province Sud on Grande Terre. It is very similar in biology and appearance to all other Eury's, albeit being slightly...

Hey everybody, My brother and I will be in So. Florida the last weekend in Sept. and are desirous to see some of the native and exotic fauna and flora Florida has to offer. I'm currently a Master's student at Villanova studying gecko systematics/evolution so I'd love to see some of the exotics...

Guilty until proven innocent OR the current state of travel in New Zealand BE CAREFUL what you post on any forum because someone is probably reading and that will screw you over on your next overseas innocent herping trip. New Zealand is a gorgeous country with an amazing geckofauna, but the...

So I bought a couple juvenile leachies (they were purported as being 7 mos old) a few months ago. They were small for 7 mos but the price was right. Within a week of shipping their tails went squiggly on me. The previous owner had been keeping them on baby food and crickets, but when I got them...

Can anyone tell me the best way to go about sexing baby/juvenile leachies before they reach adulthood? I have two that were sold to me as possible females according to the incubation temp. They are 6 mo. old or so and I am curious to know. As well as a tad impatient.