Gecko Identification please help!!

[haz1111]

Hi, can anyone please help identify this gecko and the red spots in between it's toes??

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

yep thats agecko alright
haha sorry im not sure, where abouts are you located? could help with the ID

 

[0_missy_0]

Am I right in saying those red spots are ticks?

 

[Australis]

Red mites...

Pretty common on wild lizards like skinks and geckos..

 

[haz1111]

I'm located in Melbourne at a shipping container park, we receive containers from all over the world so i could have come from anywhere. i just wanted to know if it was native to Australia.
I think we may have to call quarantine.

 

[0_missy_0]

Red mites...

Pretty common on wild lizards like skinks and geckos..

Close enough.......

I'm located in Melbourne at a shipping container park, we receive containers from all over the world so i could have come from anywhere. i just wanted to know if it was native to Australia.
I think we may have to call quarantine.

:shock:dang.

 

[tan]

Hmm well that might explain it. I was just looking it up in a book and couldn't find an exact match. Probably a good idea just to get it checked by quarantine. But I'm no gecko expert. Keep us informed of what you find out.

 

[Australis]

Heternonotia
Native species

 

[tan]

Which one Austy? I thought it looked similar to the bynoes but like I said, I'm no gecko expert so am curious to know.

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

yea haha which one?
Heteronotia binoei
Heteronotia planiceps
Heteronotia spelea
?????

 

[pugsly]

I dont agree Austy..

I think its def foreign..

 

[haz1111]

Thanks! I'll wait and see what quarantine have to say.... I'll keep you posted

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

yea i didnt think it looked like any heteronotia

 

[pugsly]

Doesnt look like any native Heteronotia anyway.

More of a Salturius look to it..

But found in Melbourne from a shipping container, that screams foreign.

Cool looking guy.

 

[Radar]

I wonder how many PM's Haz is getting right now...............

 

[Australis]

I dont agree Austy..

I think its def foreign..

I dont agree with myself now either :shock:

I didnt pay attention to the feet.
So not a Heternonotia at all.

 

[Pike01]

no,definately an import.Call Aqis and take it to Melb zoo.It needs to be in an Quarantine approved premise immediately.

 

[Moreliaman]

That looks like a Bibron's gecko (Pachydactylus bibronii) to me, deffo not australian i think !
Bit under weight too !
African ?

 

[WombleHerp]

oh man its a pretty one! shame if its not local to aus it might have to get euthanised..

 

[haz1111]

He's in the hands of AQIS now, still not sure what he is, but I really hope they don't kill him.