#Uroplatus giganteus

[markscherz]

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[herpsandbirds]

Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus giganteus), family Gekkonidae, Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

photograph by Patrick Madagascar Tour Guide

[mehelya]

Saltuarius salebrosus

属名のSaltuariusというのはその昔のローマ帝国で森林を管理する役職を呼んだもので、彼らは森林を監視し、侵入してきた蛮族や密猟者の蛮行を防ぎ、現代で言うところのレンジャーのような役目を担っていた。時を下って今の豪州の森で古色蒼然と生きるこの巨大なヤモリの名としては中々相応しいのではないか。

本種は属中最大種で、頭胴長１５㎝を超える。数あるオーストラリアのヤモリの中でも最大級でもある。重さではオニタマヤモリなのだろうが、本種の成体はその独特の幅広い尻尾の見た目もあって、かなり巨大感が強い。見た目からしてまるで樹皮そのものが動いている様は、自分は初見時にヤモリというよりかは大きなナナフシを連想した。

体が硬いのも実にそれっぽく、所作の全てにぎくしゃくとした刺々しさと緊張がある。触って写真を撮るときに「これ無茶弄りしたら、躊躇なく尻尾切るタイプだな」というのが手に伝わる感触で知れる。長年ヤモリを飼っていると��ういうことが指先の感覚で分かるようになる。そんなことが分かるような人生が繰り広げられてきている。

今まで切ったヤモリの尻尾は両の手の指の数ではとうに足りなくなっている。そのうちに実家の裏に「尻尾塚」でも作ろうと思う。

そしてなによりもまずこの顔の良さだ。もうなんというか整いすぎている。扁平な頭部でありながら吻が長め、縦長の瞳孔が収まる目は大きく、人知の及ばぬ蒼古の知性が宿る。その小種名の元となった喉元の棘状の突起の隆起具合にしても、後頭部の張り出し具合にしても古色と蒼然がある精緻の造形と思う。良くSNS等（巨大な主語）で爬虫類を竜に例える話が流れてくると、あれを聞く度に心の中でやや強めの舌打ちが鳴り響くが、こと本種に限っては超法規的措置で許される。というか私の理想の造形をしているといった方が良い。顔が良い、ああ顔が良い、顔が良い。

3年ほど飼育したが、当初抱いていた繊細で神経質なイメージを覆し、特別難しい点はない。高さがあり、通気があるケージで、人間が汗をかかない程度の温度で飼育すれば夏場も何ということもない。というか近年の夏場のおおよそ生命の生存に適さない気温を経験し、まだエアコンを使い控えるような人種はもう淘汰され、絶滅したであろう。難しく考えず、素直にエアコンを使えば解決するのだ。

ただ、餌のサイズだけは気にした方が良く、この大きな頭部に繋がる頸部が大分細い。なので、フタホシのLが食えるようなサイズであってもイエコを与えたほうが恐らく諸々のリスクが軽減される。と、思う。

本種は属内でも高温への耐性もあるようで、そういう意味でもマダガスカルのヘラオの中でも特別丈夫と目されるテイオウヘラオヤモリ(Uroplatus giganteus)と何かシンパシーを一方的に部外者が感じる。大きさ的にも似たようなものだし、乾燥した森林に生息しているという点でも似通った部分が多い。まぁだから何だという話なんですけども。

何かに擬態する生き物というのは、どこか細く、脆く、神経質なイメージが付きまとうのだが、本種においては大体「体が硬い」という事実に全てが上書きされ、数年飼育できた今となってはほぼ気負いは消え失せた。それでも手に取るときにはいくばくかの緊張が残る。しかし、まぁそれが本種の自分にとっての価値なのだろう。

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What is this beautiful friend?? :O

Link for everyone!

That is a very beautiful giant leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus giganteus)!

[thetinybutimportantthings]

Zookeeping Nonsense

So I was at the zoo with my gf the other day and we were joking about all the birds/beasts we eventually want to keep, and she made a passing comment about us needing our own zoo. Completely joking of course, but me being the incorrigible nerd that I am I started to wonder if my selection of favorites might actually be viable in a smaller zoo setting. So for those zookeepers or any other keepers of animals on my list, your opinions on it would be most appreciated. Keep in mind, this list isn’t all of my favorite animals or even all the animals I want to keep, but those I would feel relatively confident in providing adequate care for (with help) and that would do well in captivity. I do not actually intend on having a zoo, I just want to see your thoughts.

Mammals -Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) -Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) -Red necked wallaby(Macropus rufogriseus)

-Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) -Tamandua (Tamandua spp.)

-Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) -Bat eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) -Coatimundi (Nasua spp.)

-Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) -Giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus) -Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) -Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) -Reeve’s muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) -Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola)

-African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) -Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca) -Red rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)

-Llama -Alpaca -Barbados blackbelly sheep -Spanish and nubian goat -Kunekune pig

Birds -Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) -Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) -Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) -Black Necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) -Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)

-Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) -Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) -Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) -Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) -Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) -Luzon Bleeding Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)

-Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) -Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) -Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) -Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) -Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) -Peacock (Pavo cristatus) -Brush turkey (Alectura lathami)

-Rosses Turaco (Musophaga rossae) -White cheeked turaco (Tauraco leucotis) -Livingstone's turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) -Red billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)

-Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

-Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) -Violet Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) -Purple glossy starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) -White crested laughing thrush (Garrulax leucolophus) -Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) -Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius) -Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) -Pekin Robin (Leiothrix lutea)

-Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) -Ostrich (Struthio camelus) -Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Reptiles -Blue tongue skink (Tiliqua scincoides) -Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa) -Monkey tailed skink (Corucia zebrata) -Fire skink (Lepidothyris fernandi)

-Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) -Mossy prehensile tailed gecko -Leachie Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) -Mourning gecko (Rhacodactylus chahoua) -Fat tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) -Knob tailed gecko (Nephrurus spp.) -Giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)

-Black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) -Caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis) -Black spiny tailed iguana (Ctenosaura similis) -Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) -Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) -Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum)

-Long tailed boa constrictor (Boa constrictor longicauda) -Rubber boa (Charina bottae) -Carpet python (Morelia spilota) -Boelen's python (Morelia boeleni) -Black headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus)

-Cuviers Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)

-African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) -Matamata (Chelus fimbriata)

Amphibians -Solomon island leaf frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri) -African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) -Horned frogs (Ceratophrys spp.) -Budgett's frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) -Bumblebee dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) -Dyeing dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) -Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) -Mimic Poison dart Frog (Dendrobates imitator) -Vietnamese mossy frog (Theloderma corticale) -Amazon milk frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix) -Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)

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Makanan unik, tanaman, tumbuhan atau teknologi yang unik mungkin sudah sering kita bahas. Namun apa jadinya kalo kita sekarang mengulas hewan-hewan yang gak kalah unik sama benda-benda yang disebutin barusan.

Gak hanya berbeda dari yang lain, hewan-hewan unik berikut ini juga tampilan nyeremin yang bisa bikin manusia lari tunggang langgang jika melihatnya. Penasaran seperti apa? yuk langsing aja kita simak sama-sama gengs.

1. Gumprecht’s Pit Viper Green

Sumber : natureisscary

Ular berwarna hijau terang ini ternyata memiliki nama resmi gumprechti Trimeresurus. Pertama kali ditemukan oleh para ilmuwan di tahun 2002, meskipun pada akhirnya mereka juga juga lah yang memutuskan untuk membasmi ular menyeramkan ini tanpa alasan yang jelas. Hmmm kenapa ya kira-kira?

2. Giant Isopod

Sumber : BNPS

Predator ini adalah Isopod Giant (Bathynomus giganteus), sebuah Crustacea karnivora yang menghabiskan waktu mengais-ngais dasar laut sampai kedalaman 6000 kaki tanpa adanya cahaya matahari yang masuk. Di ruang hitam dan dingin, mereka bertahan dengan memakan ikan mati yang sudah membusuk atau bangkai hewan laut lainnya. Sekilas malah mirip sama kecoa ya gaes?

3. Aye Aye

Sumber : natureism

Untuk orang-orang Malagasi, aye-aye adalah binatang ajaib dan diyakini membawa kematian jika ia muncul di desa setempat. Akibatnya mereka sering membunuh hewan primata langka ini karena mitos tersebut. Sungguh mengerikan.

4. Ulat Kucing

Sumber : animalplanet

Ulat kucing adalah ulat yang paling beracun di Amerika Serikat. Racunnys berupa duri tajam yang tersembunyi di rongga diantara rambut-nya. Ulat yang mempunyai bulu seperti kucing ini bisa ditemukan di selatan Texas, Maryland dan Missouri. 

5. Tokek Raksasa

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Tokek Raksasa berekor daun (Uroplatus fimbriatus) adalah endemik Madagaskar. Tokek ini hidup di hutan hujan tropis dan mencapai panjang 330 mm. Merupakan tokek nokturnal yang berukuran paling besar, sehari-hari tokek ini kerjaannya hanya  nemplok pada pohon dan Jika terganggu ia akan mengibaskan ekor, kepala dan membuka mulutnya sambil berteriak..TOLOOOOOONG!

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[herpsandbirds]

Hi!! I recently saw a post about leaf tailed geckos (so shaped) and I was wondering if you had any cool facts about them?

Leaf-tailed Geckos:

Leaf tailed geckos, genus Uroplatus, have a pretty tough (ossified) skull and a high tooth count for their size. The largest species, U. giganteus can grow total length of about a foot! They are all highly cryptic, blending in with tree bark and dead leaves. Like most geckos, they are nocturnal and insectivorous.

Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus), family Gekkonidae, central Madagascar

photographs by Reptiles4all & Thorsten Negro 

Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus garamaso), family Gekkonidae, endemic to northern Madagascar

* This species used to be considered a population of Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko, U. henkeli. They were recognized as a distinct lineage for awhile, but were only elevated to species status this year, 2023.

Photograph by Thorsten Negro 

Corkbark Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus pietschmanni), family Gekkonidae, endemic to a small area of eastern Madagascar

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photographs by Reptiles4all & Crestie Jungle

Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus giganteus), family Gekkonidae, Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

photograph by Patrick Madagascar Tour Guide

[herpsandbirds]

Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus giganteus), family Gekkonidae, endemic to Madagascar

photograph by BryGuy Reptiles

[markscherz]

I am an actual real herpetologist, and yet...

[markscherz]

Something to spruce up your home office: a new poster featuring nine of the nineteen described Uroplatus leaf-tailed gecko species from Madagascar, with a bonus undescribed species (Uroplatus sp. Ca11, a.k.a. U. aff. henkeli ‘Montagne d’Ambre’). The geckos are shown to scale, from the enormous Uroplatus giganteus, to the delicate Uroplatus ebenaui. This poster also features the two newest species, Uroplatus fetsy and U. finaritra, described by our team in 2019. Get it here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/p/46013283.Y8UA9 or via the link in my Bio! . . . . . . . #gecko #Uroplatus #science #taxonomy #leaftailedgecko #leaftailgecko #geckos #poster #scienceposter #scicomm #biology #zoology #herps #herpetology #herpers #herpetofauna #Madagascar #reptile #lizard #animals #forest #rainforest #wildlife #nature #infographic #animal #diversity #gekkonidae #leaftail https://www.instagram.com/p/B-CU_0whQqr/?igshid=1t9bo1165qqdv

[herpskeepers]

Giant leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus giganteus).

Credit: Brian Gratwicke

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[strangestructures]

Love your smile, but what's that big animal you're sitting on?

[Image description: a white man with glasses and a big smile, wearing a a green shirt. On his shoulder is a large gecko uroplatus giganteus with it's mouth open, so it's appearing to smile as well. Background is a forest and a mountain.]

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I'm not sure what to do with that information. Would this one be better?