UIC - Uroplatus Information Center

luevelvet

luevelvet

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I've added a few more gallery placeholders. If anyone has photos of any of the species listed on the site, drop me a line! :)

Thanks!

Luis
 
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Mallick

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hey hey, like the way you're handling it at the moment. I sent some pics already so feel free to put them on!
 
luevelvet

luevelvet

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Hey Mallick,

Unfortunately I never received any images. If you wouldn't mind resending them, we could get them posted. :)

Also, it helps if you place your name on the photo so we don't have to manually credit 100's of photos. ;)

Also, if anyone is willing to share any images or care sheets etc, for the site, just drop me a line. Thanks to Hervé, we now have a few new henkeli and lineatus pictures. I'll be adding a section for pictures of different enclosures so folks can see examples of the different techniques employed.

Keep the ideas coming! :)

Thanks,

Luis
 
luevelvet

luevelvet

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I just wanted to thank everyone for their contributions thus far. With Daytona just days away, I haven't had the time to mark and upload everything but there should be a decent up date in the next few weeks. :)

Luis
 
luevelvet

luevelvet

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Hey Everyone!
Things have been crazy but I haven't forgotten about the site. I've been working on the FAQ sections and wanted to garner some thoughts and ideas from the community. :)

To stay focused, I will post one question at a time so we can get the most comprehensive (yet concise if possible) answers.

First question to discuss....

What are common health issues of Uroplatus?


Thanks!!

Luis
 
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j_izzle8930

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I think dehydration may be the most common health issue with this genus. Internal and external parasites on WC imports (dont really know any specifics other than mites). I have never personally had problems with it but MBD?
 
luevelvet

luevelvet

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I've been making some much needed changes and updates the past few weeks. I've included a few FAQ's along with categorizing the species into "groups" ie, fimbriatus group, ebenaui group etc.

We've also begun entering terms into the glossary. If anyone has any suggestions for the glossary, post it here so we can add it.

I've also added a Site References section. Most information pertaining to Uroplatus is from a handful of published journals and articles so I thought it would advantageous for us to have a definitive list. If anyone has a list of papers to include, again, post it here so we can add the citations (or pdf's with permission) to the site. :)

For those of you who are interested in following our progress, I've added a new section, Site News, to the site. You can subscribe to the RSS feed and receive updates immediately after their posted.

feed://uroplatus.org/site-news?format=feed&type=rss

Thanks again for your support!

Luis
 
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acpart

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Gecko Time is still hoping someone will write an article for us about Uroplatus. Anyone who's interested, feel free to pm me.

Aliza
 
luevelvet

luevelvet

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I finally found the time to start the Uroplatus sp. nov. aff. ebenaui article. I didn't include husbandry information yet, as the topic can be rather redundant. What is focused on, however, is how to distinguish the two apart.

Check back for further updates, or subscribe to our RSS feed to receive instant updates!

Cheers!

Luis
 
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Saurian

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Alright I know I came in a little late on this conversation but as far as having a "studbook" is concerned having everyone that gets Uroplatus in the hobby and breeding them,etc would be hard to keep track of and die out quick as someone stated before. However, what if there was a group of breeders that started a group called something like "International Uroplatus Breeders Association/society" or something along those lines and only got animals from those within the group,etc. Of course it might only be worthwhile if the group was a good size with more then 5 or even more then 10 members in it. Of course you know eventually someone would want a animal from outside the group to keep bloodlines good and all and that would be kept track of in some way. A map or chart could be devised of who has what and were it came from. It's used often were professional studbooks are concerned to figure out were animals should go and who they breed with to keep the bloodlines going.
 
the moof

the moof

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Hi Luis,

I'm coming out of a... five year-long? hiatus from the forum, because my life looks to be heading back toward Malagasy gecko research.
I like what you've done with this website so far. I suggest you add a 'Library' page, which gives a list of Uroplatus-related publications: their authors, dates, titles, and journals of publication (even short synopses?). This could have a 'request' link at the bottom, or for each publication, so that people can request publications from the site. If you want help making a list of publications, I think I have almost every publication that has ever mentioned Uroplatus geckos, including my personal notes on them, plus I have a work-in-progress spreadsheet listing the Uroplatus species cross-referenced by paper of mention.
I'm super busy until late May, but I should be able to help after that point, if you'd like.

Best,
Mark
 
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