Benzito Posted April 9, 2007 Thunderideal, that basic description describes about half of the gecko species native to Aus. as for ID, you've got the chuck call to go by, and the fact that males and females have different colouring - one brown, one creamy/beige. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted April 9, 2007 yeah i guess i'm used to them, if you hear their call i don't think they can be confused with anything else. besides, what aussie gecko runs in and around your house making noise and eating everything? i was wrong about their relative harmlessness from the link: Asian House Geckos have displaced some native geckos in disturbed areas. While largely dependent on human environments, they have spread into bushland reserves in the Northern Territory where they could pose a threat to other native species. Another hidden problem may lie with hitch-hikers they carry. Two species of red gecko mites, Geckobia bataviensis and Geckobia keegani live on the toes of Asian House Geckos. Microorganisms carried by these sorts of mites have the potential to cause debilitating diseases in native Australian lizards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted April 11, 2007 we had a land mullet that lived by a concrete ledge one day as watching a magpie swops down and stabs him in the head he gets away to live another day he heals and starst coming out again. again one day while weatching him bask out jumps a red bellied black snake and grabs him proceeding to swallow whole oh well thats the jungle i guess sorry bout your friends andy that wasnt fair i bet they didnt even eat them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted April 12, 2007 PMSL, Rev - very nice poem You know a good person would have eaten them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devance Posted April 13, 2007 Used to like geckos and a flying type but only 3 inches. Looked just like a tree branch. Like a lizard form, perhaps the marsupial answer to the flying mammal, with the skin close body flaps. Nocturnal also. Geckos desert type are the only one one that can be breed and keep successfully as known. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites