Hemi Guru please

[Laza]

I have just bought these four gecko's as H.brookii, but notice some differences in the animals and would be great for someone to confirm what sp they are and maybe sex.
1. I bought them as two pairs
2. Three have flat tails whereas the last gek pic has a full tail. Have males in this sp have different tails or is it a different sp?
3. One of the three with the flat tails has stronger markings/colours. Could this be that shes a younger animal as the other two look like they've been through the wars?
Pic1:

Pic2:

Pic3: pos younger female??

Pic4: pos male(different tail)

Will look forward to peoples points/oppinions Thanks

 

[thorrshamri]

They are NOT H. brooki almost for sure. I don't see any granular, keeled scales on their backs like here: http://www.jonboone.com/watermark.p...midactylus sp. - India small brooki-type2.JPG
The first specimen looks very skinny and probably dehydrated. You have to rehydrate them asap through lukewarm water mistings. They are also likely to be wild-caught, a fecal sample should be taken to the nearest and most capable reptile vet as they are 99% likely to host intestinal worms or harmful protozoans in their digestive tract.
They are indeed some species of house gecko, most likely Hemidactylus frenatus or H. mabouia. Any idea about their country of origin?
Keep them in small individual enclosures with the bare minimum, paper towels, a small vertical branch, a hide (preferrably vertical) and a water dish, with a 80-87°F temperature gradient during the day and room temps at night. No UVBs needed.
As for sexing them, males should have pores while females don't. It's easy to see by transferring each gecko in a transparent box and looking from underneath

 

[NicKtheGreeK1997]

When I read the title I thought it was another Hemidactylus turcicus... Oh anyway, they don't look like H. brookii to me either. I was going to say H. frenatus about the first two pics, but I'm not sure.

 

[Geitje]

Pic 1: Hemidactylus (previously Cosymbotus) platyurus
Pic 2: Same.
Pic 3: Same.
Pic 4: Hemidactylus fresnatus.

Jon

 

[Laza]

Hemidactylus

Thanks to all for the replies.
I'll let the people who shipped them in what they are.
Thankyou

 

[hdavidf309]

Yes.... i agree with Geitje

 

[lycosids]

While these certainly are Hemidactylus spp., they are most definitely not Hemidactylus brookii.

Aside from the granular, keeled tubercles mentioned by thorrshamri which seem to be lacking here, there are other factors such as size, lamellae count and the placement of pores which need to be taken into consideration.

Laza, may I ask you to help us with the position of the pores on the male? What kind of pores are they? Pre-anal, Pre-Ano Femoral or Femoral pores?

I would also like to inquire as to the location where these (obviously wild caught) geckos were sourced from. That would be of immense help in making an educated guess as to the identity of the species in question.

Sincerely,