Burma/Myanmar!

[3leoshk]

Yeah, I line in Hk and am going to Myanmar i 2 days I was wondering if anyone knew about this species in the wild? I have seen there are lots of thhis species in the wild there, here they are
Cyrtodactylus aequalis
Cyrtodactylus annandalei
Cyrtodactylus ayeyarwadyensis
Cyrtodactylus brevidactylus
Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos
Crytodactylus consobrinoides
Cyrtodactylus feae Cyrtodactylus khasensis Cyrtodactylus gansi Cyrtodactylus oldhami
Cyrtodactylus peguensis
Cyrtodactylus pulchellus
Crytodactylus rubidus Cyrtodactylus russelli Cyrtodactylus slowinski
Cyrtodactylus wakeorum Cyrtodactylus variegatus

Here they are, I need help I'm gonna tyr to capture one and bring him back, first of all, which one am I more likely to find, and which one is best for keeping in captivity? also are they common in the wild??? Do they have pads at the end of there toes which enable them to climb? are they agressive? Sorry for this long post and please answere the most questions you can and quick pls thanks and sry!!!

 

[3leoshk]

also, would it be ok if I kept them in a tank with a g. luii??

 

[kenya_1977]

These guys are all called bent toed geckos. They don't have pads on their feet like day geckos, they have claws. They can climb, but only on limbs and such. I don't personally have a locality guide for any of these species, but I'm going to guess that they whole genus has a pretty wide range. I do know that a few of them are more common in general.

I would highly recommend not keeping these with other species of geckos. Its never really recommended to mix any species. They have different living requirements, and you don't know what sort of territory disputes could go on.

 

[Leland]

3leoshk,
You never know which you will find more of, depends where you are. You can keep them with luii, but it's a bad idea. I wouldn't reccomend taking any, as some are protected and you need permits. I would highly suggest taking photos of as many as possible as well as habitat photos. They are semi-aboreal, and they can climb glass (pulchellus, intermedius, elok, etc.). They also have large claws and will surely bit if being grabbed, but what wild animal doesn't.
Kenya_1977,
In the past, the species of Cyrtodactylus i've kept did have adhensive lamillae. They have large claws as well, but most are quite capable of climbing glass, and are only hindered by their weight. That's my experience with the species i've already kept.

 

[kenya_1977]

Leland,

Good to know, the only pictures I've seen of them just show clawed individuals, guess there's more than meets the eye. Thanks for the correction. Guess that explains Shane's picture of the elok, I thought he was hanging onto something by his back toe rather than actually sticking to the glass. I'm still waiting for mine . Are the lamellae on the bottom of the feet rather than on the toes?

In my book it says that Cyrtodactylus peguensis and Cyrtodactylus variegatus are found in Myanmar.. but there's probably a few more that the book doesn't list. Lots of other geckos are found in that area that aren't Cyrtodactylus.

 

[Leland]

Kenya,
They are very strangely developed feet, it's like the rear half has the lamellae and then there is an extension with a claw, it's a very good adaptation if you ask me, they are really cool geckos.

 

[danscantle]

Cyrtodactylus might be closely related to Hemidactylus. With a few modifications you can see how a cyrtodactyl could become a hemidacyly (if you include Dravidogecko and Teratolepis...)

 

[Afelinus]

You know,I can only take so much of this.So that everybody knows,The 1.1 C.Elok that are coming on the next shipment are going to Crystal,as she will be taking on the Cyrtodactylus species that we will be importing,as I will be knee deep in Felinus and my book.She will inform you gals and guys more about this as the upcoming season progresses.It still will be on a small scale,but she will be in charge of that particular genus.Im probably saying more than I should,but the rest will be up to her.Can a man get some sanity,jeesh. :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[Bowfinger]

:lol: Its not easy being the nice guy. I am sure Crystal will take care of us just as well as you did, thanks for everything Marcos.

 

[Jaguar Gecko77]

I have also noticed my Cyrtodactylus pulchellus climbing glass which i found to be odd since I didn't think they could It was quite a surprise to me! But I agree with Leland you should steer clear of collecting these guys. Not only for the reason that It may be illegal but also this species can be a little touchy (depending on individual species) and you should really get the climate control down and photoperiod and habitat and..ect ect. But mixing Cyrtodactylus is a big mistake as they are very prone to stress with my expierience. Now if you plan on getting into Cyrtodactylus I would start with Cyrtodactylus peguensis or Cyrtodactylus pulchellus. My reasoning behind this is that these seem ,in my experience, to be harty in comparison to the rest of the species. My first gecko was a Cyrtodactylus pulchellus and by some miracle I kept it alive and well the pet store didnt help much so lots of research and a lot of time paid off. As for locations im not of much use as most of the species that i keep are from Malasia. So I can't say what you'll find and further more I don't know that anyone that hasen't been there can help you. Thats the cool thing about Herping you never know exactly how its going to go or what you are going to see!!
Good luck take lots of pictures and have fun!!
David-