pictures in the wild? do they exist?

EnigmaEcho · Mar 29, 2011

strangest thing that frustrates me is i can not find images of geckos in thier natural habitat! if anyone could direct my lost sense of navigateing the web, id be extreemly greatful!
the only things i know is that geckos: tend to burrow for dark/warmth/moist/egg laying purposes
live in rocky hot climates

just trying to get a better idea of a naturalistic hide

EnigmaEcho · Mar 29, 2011

my spelling/wording is off because im sick

Thorgecko707 · Apr 13, 2011

There are no pix. It's odd.

rickmoss95 · Jun 2, 2011

i remember seeing an article in the old national georaphic magazine(i think that is what magazine it was in) like fifteen years ago...so there are some pics somewhere im sure, but it is really odd there arent more. i would guess that the fact that they are nocturnal and live most of their lives underground may have something to do with it, but that has not stopped people from getting pics of other animals with similar habitat...maybe people are just scared to go to the part of the world where these geckos live...taliban and snakecharmers may scare everyone off...? good question though, worth doing some research on for sure....where is seamus when we need him???

Golden Gate Geckos · Jun 2, 2011

I haven't seen many photos of leopard geckos in their natural habitat, but this last publication of Gekko Magazine from the Global Gecko Association (GGA) shows several shots of an E. angramainyu in the wild, as well as a detailed description and photos of the terrain. This sub-specie is found in the Zagros Mountain barrier between Iraq and Iran. Here are some photos of that geographical area:

Leopard Geckos are also abundant in the Hindu Kush, in Eastern Afghanistan and Northwestern Pakistan. These photos were taken by US and Allied Troops where leopard geckos were observed (note: the only SAND you see is in the river beds and where our GI's dug a bunker):

Thorgecko707 · Jun 2, 2011

It's hard to get pics cause of the export ban so you can't go herping. And war going on. Try to snap pics with a cell phone and get chewed out by a CO. Can't be chasing geckos while on duty.

fl_orchidslave · Jun 2, 2011

Good stuff, Marcia, thanks

TokayKeeper · Jun 2, 2011

Golden Gate Geckos said:

I swear if I didn't know any better this photo was taken on a hillside somewhere around southern NM and the plants seen in photo were mormon tea and a lone juniper. LOL

rubyreyaspeedy · Jun 5, 2011

natural habitats

Leopard geckos live in dry climates. They are most abundant in pakistan :main_cool3: They do live underground to cool of when they aren't basking in the sun

rickmoss95 · Jun 8, 2011

rubyreyaspeedy said:
Leopard geckos live in dry climates. They are most abundant in pakistan :main_cool3: They do live underground to cool of when they aren't basking in the sun

they are primarily nocturnal, so i dont think they bask in the sun much, if any at all.

TokayKeeper · Jun 8, 2011

rickmoss95 said:
they are primarily nocturnal, so i dont think they bask in the sun much, if any at all.

They most likely vicariously bask, i.e., they'll thermoregulate underneath thinner rock slabs to up body temps. Then again, I'm assuming an old world gecko fulfills a niche very similar to that of our desert southwest new world eublepharids. Additionally, I'd be willing to bet they'll bask to some degree during the beginning and late portions of their activity season. Many nocturnal species are well documented at being crepuscular to partly diurnal during these times of seasonality changes.

MidSouthMorphs · Oct 6, 2011

When I was in Iraq and Afghanistan. We had time for herping if we came across something if we had a little down time. I was in the Marine Corps so we always had regulations a little more strict than others. Their is ALWAYS down time, especially in this war.

heretic. · Oct 6, 2011

This book contains pictures of the habitat from Eublepharis ssp.http://www.kirschner-seufer-verlag.de/eyelashgeckos.php

im faster · Oct 6, 2011

Found one!!!!!!

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Dimidiata · Oct 6, 2011

ROTFL

Wowoklol · Oct 6, 2011

haha Dennis. WE'VE ALL BEEN DOING IT WRONG?!?!!!

gecko4245 · Oct 10, 2011

Golden Gate Geckos said:
I haven't seen many photos of leopard geckos in their natural habitat, but this last publication of Gekko Magazine from the Global Gecko Association (GGA) shows several shots of an E. angramainyu in the wild, as well as a detailed description and photos of the terrain. This sub-specie is found in the Zagros Mountain barrier between Iraq and Iran. Here are some photos of that geographical area:

Leopard Geckos are also abundant in the Hindu Kush, in Eastern Afghanistan and Northwestern Pakistan. These photos were taken by US and Allied Troops where leopard geckos were observed (note: the only SAND you see is in the river beds and where our GI's dug a bunker):

HMM:main_robin: looks more green and rocky to me. I think the sand thing is bolony!

Thorgecko707 · Oct 10, 2011

gecko4245 said:
HMM:main_robin: looks more green and rocky to me. I think the sand thing is bolony!

All depends on what part of the middle east. West can get sandy and east is evergreen forests with lots of streams.

Daedric1 · Dec 28, 2011

There's a number of reasons why few pictures and documents exist regarding this species in the wild. Some have already been stated.

Just to name some of them (in no particular order of significance):
1. Few people wish to travel (including researchers) to this area of the world.
2. It's dangerous.
3. It's sparsely populated and desolate (which relates to #1).
4. Science is not particularly valued in this part of the world. This is particularly true when it comes to biology.

It really is too bad.

J&K's Lemy · Jan 22, 2012

Found a wild leopard gecko picture, a completely different kind.
Its tropical.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...ecies-fanged-frog-mekong-pictures/photo2.html

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