Bibrons or not?
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MauricesExoticPets
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C. turneri = Turner's Thick-toed Gecko
C. bibronii = Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko
I am thinking C. tureri, but I don't have a warm and fuzzy on Chondrodactylus ID.
Maurice Pudlo
I know,
but real bibronii are extremely rare in the trade. Almost all imports are turneri and ever since these have been named bibrons gecko by everyone.
So the pic clearly show what is known as bibron gecko, even if its not the true one -thats why I listed the scientific name as well for clarity.
Ingo
but real bibronii are extremely rare in the trade. Almost all imports are turneri and ever since these have been named bibrons gecko by everyone.
So the pic clearly show what is known as bibron gecko, even if its not the true one -thats why I listed the scientific name as well for clarity.
Ingo
MauricesExoticPets
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It's the use of the common name Bibron gecko that Ingo used that got my attention, I felt (C. turneri = Turner's thick-toed gecko) was the proper ID, but I've zero experience in properly IDing the two species and we all know where feelings get us.
Very bad for sure, thats a sad batch of fresh imports if I have ever seen one. It seems they are being offered at nearly distributer level pricing, sadly though his batch is of such low quality he can't honestly expect to get that much out of the group.
I understand, and see this around here all the time, a common one I love to laugh at every time is the names they tag on G. ulikovskii = (Golden gecko or Lemon gecko) it just depends on what sold last time around as to what they call it today.
It would be so nice if the folks that were making these changes were in closer contact with the reptile hobby, though I understand the gap does help preserve a sense of subject matter authority.
Maurice Pudlo
Chris3004
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Well, it's rather the hobby that's not in close contact
These articles are published and it's up to everyone to read them.Cheers
Chris