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woody101
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yeah asian house gecko 
i had the same thread few months ago apparently the spikey tail is there original tail so they havnt had to drop it.
i had the same thread few months ago apparently the spikey tail is there original tail so they havnt had to drop it.
sarah_m
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Not so sure the 1st pic is an AHG. It has fleshy toe pads rather than claws like the one in the 2nd pic
snakeluvver
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The first definitely looks like a gheyra
GeckPhotographer
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To know for sure what they are look at the innermost front toe. If it has a claw it is Hemidactylus frenatus, if it does not it is Gehyra sp.
Based off the shape they do not look like either to me which is making me confused.
Based off the shape they do not look like either to me which is making me confused.
GeckPhotographer
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Its tail looks a little to fat and short for a Asian House. (Hemidactylus)
Velvets are really nice, you have a couple species around Brisbane the ones with the spots would be O.monilis.
Velvets are really nice, you have a couple species around Brisbane the ones with the spots would be O.monilis.
So most of them have claws that means exotic right so there Asian I will have a look to see there claws but to me there to big for a Asian are normally thin and these one in the pic fell smooth like a velvet (wouldn't have a clue what they are but) probley AHG lol.
GeckPhotographer
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The claw thing is only different on the innermost finger of the front hand. (Thumb)
GeckPhotographer
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Yeah that does look a little to big and thick for an AHG their tail does not look right either.
The thing is in your area Brisbane the only Gehyra should be dubia which is usually more patterned than that, should still have a rather thin long tail.
But hey maybe it is just a bland one that is really really well fed.
The thing is in your area Brisbane the only Gehyra should be dubia which is usually more patterned than that, should still have a rather thin long tail.
But hey maybe it is just a bland one that is really really well fed.
GeckPhotographer
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If you live a bit more in the bush and you keep AHG numbers down you would most likely get velvets too. Not much you can do in the actual city area though. Your friends lucky tell him to make sure the AHG do not take over.
Still looks like you might have Gehyra's.
Yes the thumb (the one that rests under their chin.) on their front feet left or right, and if there is a claw it is AHG.
Still looks like you might have Gehyra's.
Yes the thumb (the one that rests under their chin.) on their front feet left or right, and if there is a claw it is AHG.
Yer Going to have a look we did have nice gecko until the Asian yea we so live in the bush bottom of tamboruine heaps of bush land hopping for some leaf tails or something up there nearly steepted on 2 brown snake and hissed and I ran like I never have. But my friend caught I gecko thinking is was a velvet is was a AHG I'm like get rid of it up the back he like no it's need his mum I told him it would take over\kill the velvets he let it out back in the house he will learn when there every where. Also he went to pick up the velvet and it bit him and hung on he saidit hurt really bad haha I laughed
GeckPhotographer
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Yeah its not so much that they kill them but out compete them in those circumstances. There was a id thread similar a while ago in which someone put up a paper about it, good reading. I will try and find it for you.
Be interesting if you did get rid of the AHG at your place to see if the velvets came back. Leaf tails for to for that matter.
Velvet... hurt...... ahahahahhahaha. I hope he never picks up anything worse like a large skink.
Here we go found it. The invasion and potential impact of the Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) in Australia - HOSKIN - 2010 - Austral Ecology - Wiley Online Library
Be interesting if you did get rid of the AHG at your place to see if the velvets came back. Leaf tails for to for that matter.
Velvet... hurt...... ahahahahhahaha. I hope he never picks up anything worse like a large skink.
Here we go found it. The invasion and potential impact of the Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) in Australia - HOSKIN - 2010 - Austral Ecology - Wiley Online Library
Yer the AHG do compete also 100 to 1 lol yer I want the nice ones back might have to catch them all and put them up the back. Yer he will probley pick up a bearded dragon next haha. Great thanks! going to have a read of it
no monilis in brisbane
you have tyroni, robusta, jacovae in oedura
Gehyra "dubia"
Saltuarius swainii (but they are not north of Mt Tamborine)
Diplodactylus vittatus
Underwoodisaurus cf. milli
and Asian House Geckos
the ones posted are AHG....the iris is also a giveaway
Cheers,
Scott
you have tyroni, robusta, jacovae in oedura
Gehyra "dubia"
Saltuarius swainii (but they are not north of Mt Tamborine)
Diplodactylus vittatus
Underwoodisaurus cf. milli
and Asian House Geckos
the ones posted are AHG....the iris is also a giveaway
Cheers,
Scott
GeckPhotographer
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Well Scott knows his stuff so that clears that up.
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