some ID help please

[oscar]

i hit the white plains reptile show yesterday and scored some rather interesting but totally unidentifiable geckos from Regal Reptiles. the 'expert' said they were carrot tails and thats all he knew. he did say that they'd gotten a bunch in but these 2 had been with them for about 6 months and they were doing really well. the were obviously arboreal and he said he'd been keeping them similar to cresteds temp and humidity wise. they didnt take to baby food, but were good insect eaters. i did find a gentlemen who felt pretty certain they were from the pachydactylus family but wasnt sure of the species. i looked thru gekkota but they dont look anything like the ones shown there. whatever they turn out to be, i'm pretty excited cause they are pretty darn cool IMO :lol: and now for some pics. i'll try and get better ones, but wanted to disturb them as little as possible. and any info anyone has would be greatly appreciated

Scott

 

[Afelinus]

I believe they are T.Rapicauda.Can be somewhat aggressive with cagemates,not alot of people working with them.I think the genus is Thecadactylus or something like that.Hope this helps.Marcus.

 

[oscar]

just checked them out on gekotta and yeah, they do look similar. how confident are you on that and what do you know other than what you said? thanks Marcus btw.

Scott

 

[Afelinus]

Pretty sure by the looks of your pix.I think Central to South America is the range.Room to slightly warm and humid.Pretty hardy once established.Insectivores.

 

[Afelinus]

Possibly Caribbean

 

[oscar]

the 'expert' said that they were from south africa. :lol: its funny how this guy can take care of em for 6 months and still not have a clue. i wonder how many he went thru before he figured out what settings didnt kill them.

Scott

 

[Brandon]

Scott, they are definitely Thecadactylus rapicauda. South America sounds right for their range, but i'll have to double check. I believe jackie over at GW keeps a few of these guys, you may want to contact her for more info.

 

[aquapimp]

I agree with rapicauda.