[gecko]Is this Uroplatus malama?

[Neil Meister]

I forgot to mention the key difference: U. malama does not have spines on the
head and body except for the ones at the top rear corner of the eyes. There
are also differences in hemipenal morphology and scalation.

U. malama comes from further south than other Uroplatus of the ebenaui complex.

If you find any true malama, let me know : )

Neil

>Hi Mike,
>
>This is most definitely not U. malama. I have told the vendor this 
>in the past.
>This is a morph of U. ebenaui. They look very similar to regular ebenaui
>except for the longer tail. At this point it is unknown if these are 
>a different species,
>subspecies or just geographic variation. They do turn up now and them.
>They are nice geckos, I've been trying to track down a few more.
>U. malama is much rarer.
>
>Neil
>
>>With all due respect to the advertiser, I would like to know if this gecko
>>is really U. malama. If it is, how can you tell the difference between U.
>>malama and a long tail morph of U. ebenaui? They sure look the same to me!
>>
>>I've included the entire link to make sure all credit is given to the
>>photographer and vendor.
>>http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35557&highlight=malama
>>
>>It's a really pretty gecko, regardless.
>>
>>Mike
>>
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