gravid paroedura androyenisis?

drskipjack

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Those are "Android Geckos", more often called Paroedura androyensis. They are smaller that Paroedura picta, or the panthers.
 

RhacHouse

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Thanks! Sometimes they're referred to as pygmy panthers. They're doing great and feeding like pigs. :biggrin:
 

hexentanz

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Those are "Android Geckos", more often called Paroedura androyensis. They are smaller that Paroedura picta, or the panthers.

This is really getting ridiculous... Their Latin name is Paroedura androyensis, they are from the Genus Paroedura. Their common GIVEN name is Grandidier's Madagascar Ground Gecko.

Please stop butchering names people!
 

drskipjack

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What's ridiculous? I said the exact same information as you, I just used a different common name. Most species have multiple common names. I think that the person could deduct that Paroedura Androyensis was the Latin name from my post, even though I did not write that it was the Latin name. I was merely stating that there are multiple common names for these geckos, and if you want to be exact and have everyone know what you are talking about, use the latin name.
 

hexentanz

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What's ridiculous is people keep using random (not common) names to describe anything in the Hobby over in the USA and have no idea the damage this causes. It is pure laziness as opposed to learning or using the proper names that are officially recognized. Sometimes there are no common GIVEN names for a gecko, but this does not mean one should be made up by everyone and their grandmother just to satisfy their laziness for learning or saying the proper Latin name instead. Sometimes, just sometimes a random name used in the Hobby becomes a recognized common GIVEN name, but this is very rare.
I was born and grew up in the USA, I had many different things which I kept over in the USA and do you know to this day, I cannot name half of the animals i had to people due to the wonky random names people used back then, the searches in Google come up with nothing. Whenever it comes up in conversation here the Europeans just nod their heads and laugh, I won't even bother saying what they say afterwards.
I am not saying it is not done here as well with the random names, but it is far far less compared to the USA.
 

drskipjack

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If you think that common names are ridiculous, then why did you give a common name? The latin name is the name that is officially assigned to a species by taxonomists. Common names are given to a species because most people do not know how to pronounce anything in Latin, and also lack the knowledge to understand the Latin name, which usually describes the species' characteristics. Its not like I made up the common name. Just like there are different dialects from different areas, there are also different common names.
 

Riverside Reptiles

Administrator (HMFIC)
Alright, everyone just take a deep breath. Here on GU we tend to mostly use the scientific name of whatever animals we're talking about, especially when we're talking about less common species.
Common names are pretty worthless as they often apply to multiple animals and can lead to a lot of confusion.
But, of course, there will always be people that use them for whatever reason.
There has been a lot of people just making up random names lately, and it's a sore subject for many in the community. I've never heard of these being called "android geckos" for instance. If you want to be taken seriously in the hobby, it will benefit you to learn (and utilize) the latin name. It makes it far easier in the long run for everyone. Then you can be sure that everyone is on the same page when discussing a species.
There's no rules on here about having to do so though, so do as you will. But you'll thank yourself down the road if you just take the time to make it a habit now.
 

RhacHouse

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.....And now back to our regularly scheduled program......
Well ive managed to hatch out six now, unfortunately i lost two of them. One didnt look so good right after hatching so I didnt expect it to last long. Not sure what happened with the other. The other four are doing great and growing fast.
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sciteacher

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Nice job Paul, and great pics. I've also hatched out 5 this summer and have 4 that made it past the delicate early stage and are thriving and growing fast.
 

Jim

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Paul, CONGRATULATIONS! I am trying to find a pair of these guys or masobe or bastardy or vazimbas to breed. Only place that seems to have quite a stock and good prices is located in Europe !.....jim
 
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