Although speculative, the orange blotches located on the posterior of the animal are sometimes surprisingly reliable when attempting to identify a species, especially when indecisive about a small brown thing such as the subject.
As I live out of range of Oedura lesueurii I am unsure if wild-type specimens are known to possess such markings, I am certain Gehyra sp local to the area would not and the toe structure of the photographed animal doesn't appear correct of a Dtella. Living amongst plagues of C.marmoratus year round, I am 100% certain that you have C.marmoratus.
I understand that the distribution of the animal involved is the reason for confusion spongebob however, I fail to see it simply because (according to published distribution maps of both species) they are recorded to live in regions very close to each other, with obvious geographic isolation. Human translocation of the species is a possibility but I support you in saying it is unlikely.
Are there any other Illawarra keepers on this site who have found similar looking geckos? Again, I repeat in asking if people have found Oedura lesueurii with bright caudal markings?
richoman, do you have any reason for that claim or are you just lashing out?
As I mentioned earlier, geckoes are often translocated in fire wood, pot plants etc (more frequently than you might think) much like "banana box frogs" which are transported in fruit crates.There's just alittle problem with distribution here. Generally the first rule of IDing. Of course a whole load of marbleds could have been translocated but very unlikely.
Most species do this, if you keep marbled gex be prepared to clean the glass just as muchLol in the pic it even looks like been leaving urates about the place, something my Oeduras are notorious for
ive kept marbleds for a while , (4 years is alot for a 13 year old kid :lol: )
ive only got some old crappy pics of mine, as they wont stay still :/,
you can see that the toes on your gecko are 'padded'
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