GeckPhotographer
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We'll see, I don't think there's any line at all, it goes from light to dark, not from light to dark to less dark.
I thought this snake would throw cat among the pigeons so to speak.... My first thought was punctulata but being on the edge of calligastra's distribution I thought I would attempt to key it out.
Herein lies the problem certain features eg ventral markings, white edged (faintly and thin) dark streak point to calligastra while body size, and shape pointed to punctulata. So as the features were subjective I asked around and sent the pic to a couple of mates that have a lot more exp with Fnq tree snakes than I do. They both came back as 100% punctulata... It's just a slightly less well known form of a highly variable species.
As to the identity of the frog well that might illustrate yet another problem. I will give you a little more time but there is a clue if you have seen a recent paper about Crinia.
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Scott
I dont sit comfortably with D. calligastra either. When I first saw the pic I thought it might be something from PNG.
Micah did Scott email you that paper, if not I can forward the one I got from him?
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I thought Gehyra australis distribution does not include Mount Isa could this be a range extension or is known and has been known for a while that australis distribution incorporates Mount Isa but i never knew just out of curiosity. I know that Gehyra dubia distribution covers the Mount Isa area. If Gehyra australis are there is it possibly they formed a population from being transported amongst building material from others areas in Australia.As to the gecko well I though that might of been the easiest of the lot it is Gehyra australis
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scott
There appears to be some dilation of lamellae on the ends of the digits, so that rules out a number of genera. My initial thoughts were possibly Gehyra or Hemidactylus due to the minimal pattern, then realised the animal was actually coloured up as the white ventrals contrasted with the grey. The head shape seemed too deep for a Gehyra so I looked for a diplodactyline with a plain grey head. It would have to be a bit of an exceptionable specimen of elderi not to have some markings further down the neck and chest, but given the CTS photo I suspected that might be the case again. The rostral scale does have a cleft in it but I cannot tell if it is fully divided. The scalation, as best I can see, matches that of D. elderi
I can only really identify the frog as Crinia due to the marbled black and white belly typical of the genus along with its small size. The species was determined according to location.
Blue
Distribution maps are rough guides. I have seen them myself on a number of occasions.
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