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I would
get these beautiful Gecko again that I would never have
dreamed of. In Japan, he is strictly protected, because
it is found in nature only very rarely. Home he is only
on the island Iheya - Jima. Goniurosaurus toyamai
Goniurosaurus orientalis looks very similar. After its
discovery, he would run as G. orientalis,After its
discovery, he was assigned to G.orientalis , but a
scientist examined this Gecko 1999 and found some
important differences to G.orientalis. So he was told in
1999 of an independent nature. The basic color of this
Goniurosaurus is black with bright orange - red to pink
ribbons, which run across the back. He is bigger and
stronger than G.orientalis. |
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Goniurosaurus toyamai is described as the largest
representative of the Kuroiwae - group, but personally I
have to say , after I have the opportunity to compare
all 5 representatives of Kuroiwae - group , is the
largest representative of this group G.yamashinae. |
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A
freshly hatched Goniurosaurus toyamai |
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here he
is in his rearing - box |
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If G.toyamai comes out of the egg, the base
color is black with pink stripes. With
increasing age, the patrol turn red. A few years
later, the drawing will be pink on the back and
the head again. |
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the same animal
after a month |
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an adult
specimen |
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a head
portrait |
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this
Toyamai is 2 weeks old |
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an adult male |
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Goniurosaurus
orientalis up and down Goniurosaurus toyamai compared |
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After
hatching, the two types differ only marginally. G. orientalis is equal to red when it comes out of the egg .
G.toyamai is pink and after a few days, the drawing
color pink also red . In this phase, one can distinguish
these two species only very difficult. After about 2 months to
begin with G. orientalis form in the black areas small
to medium sized red spots, this can be in the picture
above already recognize. In G. toyamai these spots form
only sporadically, they are bigger. |
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