Diplodactylus stenodactylus

[clarksgeckos]

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to share a photo of this male that I can never seem to capture all the beauty of (even in this picture). I truly cannot believe that they are not more popular as they are very pretty geckos that are a pleasure to keep.
Well anyway, Enjoy!

 

[DDReptiles]

Really cool shot, I love my stenodactylus!!! That guy is really light

 

[clarksgeckos]

Derek,
This one is actually a whole lot lighter than the picture shows as the red sand reflects and makes everything have a red hue. I didnt have any J.S. quicksand to take the shot on so, I had to use the Jurassic "RED" Sand.
Hope to be able to call you this weekend.
Your good friends,

 

[markvij]

It is indeed a great animal. I do have the idea that generally D. sthenodactylus is a little lighter in color than D. damaeus. am I the only one with that thought :?

Mark

 

[sune jensen]

they vary a lot, I also have som very dark animals, but it is true that many are light colored.

sune

 

[clarksgeckos]

Sune,
I have way more very dark ones than light ones but, I really like the light ones a whole lot! The one is the photo is very pastel in real life and is extremely attractive.
I have 2 bloodlines of them and hopefully will find another but, I am unsure if there are any other bloodlines in the US???
They should become very popular in the states as they are very cool and calm little geckos that are easy to care for and take up very little space!

 

[moloch]

Your D. stenodactylus is very nice.

They seem to vary in colour even from the same locality. Here are pics of three geckos from the North West Cape area of Western Australia.

Regards,
David

 

[clarksgeckos]

Moloch,
As to my knowledge, We do not have any stenodactylus here in the states with just spotting without the very visible striping. Those first two are very neat!!!
Thank you very much for the great photographs!!!

 

[Palex134]

very nice. My steno pair was great, and I agree, one of the more difficult geckos to capture the colors.

 

[clarksgeckos]

Well now I guess since I havent been staying on top of things this species is no longer Diplodactylus stenodactylus it is now Lucasium stenodactylum . Just wanted to make note of this as I see that the genus Diplodactylus is now split and about half of the species in that genus are now back in the "old genus" that once only held the dameaum species :?