Very good Gekkotan and thanks for the response. The general area where this collection took place is where three eco-systems converge. The Llanos, Guyana Shield, and Low Land Rain forrest. H. palaichthus appears to be more of a savannah/llanos dweller. I have collected this species along the lower course of the Parguaza River in Estado Bolivar in a llanos setting as well.
That would be my observation as well. This gecko seems to follow human encroachment not being found in primary habitat here as much as in areas of human disturbed (ie; logging, slash and burn agriculture, village clearings) areas of the forrest. My question is concerning species similar to this with large distributions in that are there many sibling sub-species or discreet species within a general species type that are awaiting to be split up or are they essentially the same species with regional variability and what is the current scientific train of thought on lumping and splitting of Geckos? Are we going to end up with a lot of new species split from accepted species in the near future?
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These two specimens were collected at the same site on the same day. Very different from the Thecadactylus rapicauda also common in the area. The first two photos are the unknown Gecko and the last photo is T. rapicauda for comparrison. All three are from the same locality about seven miles up the Cataniapo River on the road to Gavilan.
