Wild U. milii pics

[JasonL]

These are pics of Sydney form milii, they are quite common in certain spots, and are quite noisy bashing through the leaf litter.

 

[JasonL]

Habitat pics... dry sandstone ridges with heavy leaf litter.

 

[JasonL]

Also found in the same area, Diplodactylus vittatus, Stone Gecko.

 

[Kevin McRae]

Very cool!

Thanks for the pics!

 

[danielinux]

nice pics thanks for sharing

 

[DDReptiles]

Always love the habitat pics Great Finds!!

 

[JasonL]

U.milii found in Western NSW are lighter, matching with the red dirt they live on.

 

[Ira]

The color variations through the different locales is interesting. Thank you for posting the pictures, they are great.

 

[M.A.L.T. Geckos]

Very cool! Wish I could live there.

 

[GoldenGateGeckos]

It's WONDERFUL to see photos of wild species, and especially their native habitat. Thanks!!!

 

[PassPort]

I believe Strophurus williamsi are found in the same habitat.

 

[JasonL]

S. williamsi is found in parts inland NSW and inland Qld nearing the coast Qld at one point and just dipping into S.A., though it is not found in or near the Sydney area, it occupies habitat with U. milii in Western NSW. The four species found in Sydney are U. milii, Diplodactylus vittatus, Phyllurus platurus, and Oedura lesueurii. P. platurus is found around cold sandstone, esp around creeks, it often lives on brickwork in garages and under houses, it only lives in and within a couple of hundred km's around the Sydney basin. O. lesueurii if found mainly around coastal NSW, often being found within 50 meters of the ocean rocks

 

[PassPort]

I'd sh*t bricks If I found a platurus under my house! Actually, I find find lots of Aussie geckos under my house.... I keep my geckos in my basement

As for the williamsi, I mainly meant habitat, not location, although I wasn't too sure of their natural boundaries. Thanks for all of the clarification/great info. Mind if I shoot you a PM some time to discuss natural habitats of Aussie geckos?
I'd love some info on the wild habitat of O. castelnaui and robusta.

-Kevin

 

[van_veen456]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing

 

[Mikhail F. Bagaturov]

Jason!
Thank You very much for pics!
Can You please tell us what about the exact places they found/hide and what about the humidity at these palces?
Have You ever observe these guys in groups at the one hide?

 

[JasonL]

Jason!
Thank You very much for pics!
Can You please tell us what about the exact places they found/hide and what about the humidity at these palces?
Have You ever observe these guys in groups at the one hide?

It's a bit hard to go into any more detail about exact places, all four species are common and inhabit a variety of different locations. U. milii around the Sydney area generally stick to dryer areas with heavy leaf litter, where they can be quite abundant on the right night, you can find 5 in as many minutes if your lucky, P.platurus stick to cool sandstone areas, usually around water...but I have found both of them sitting within meters of each other on occations in some certain spots. O. lesueurii can be found almost anywhere where there is good sandstone that gets alot of sun during the day, they can be found in very large numbers at some spots, D. vittatus are more common west of Sydney, and are probably the least found of the four, though you can still find 1 or 2 on most nights out. It is possible to find all four in the same night if you walk on the right tracks at the right time. I have found up to 6-8 P. platurus jambed into small crevices during the day, they seem to move around though, using the same crevice only occationally. O. lesueurii can be found hiding in small groups under loose sandstone, esp juvies as can U. milii. I have only found D. vittatus as singles or in sexed pairs. Humidty levels vary in Sydney but averages around 40 - 60%, P. platurus is the only one found in numbers in damper areas.

 

[JasonL]

I'd sh*t bricks If I found a platurus under my house! Actually, I find find lots of Aussie geckos under my house.... I keep my geckos in my basement


-Kevin

well I often get called to remove them from peoples houses, I let them go under my house to keep the roaches down

 

[DDReptiles]

well I often get called to remove them from peoples houses, I let them go under my house to keep the roaches down

Thats it, I am moving down there :biggrin:

 

[van_veen456]

Jason, thats some excellent information! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Leif]

I'm with you Derek! I would love to do some field herping out there even.